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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
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Tag Archives: Kevin Cook
Rediscovered: Faust/ Brand/ Urial
Pulp fans need no introduction to the name Frederick Faust — better known by his penname Max Brand. Or his penname Evan Evans. The guy wrote so much, so fast, he needed a ton of pennames. The guy — who attended U.C. … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged All-Story, Autographs, Frank A. Munsey, Frederick Faust, Henry Urial, Kevin Cook, Max Brand
Rediscovered: A Woolrich Slugfest
Weekend after autograph weekend, I like to think of my two main Autograph Hounds — Brian Leno and Kevin Cook — as a pair of boxers, circling each other in the ring. Bursting out with sudden bruising jabs. A Seabury Quinn … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Cornell Woolrich, Frank A. Munsey, Kevin Cook, PulpFest, Walker Martin
Rediscovered: The Don Grant “Time-Lost”s, and Others
Some more commentary on last weekend’s autographs rolled in, with Kevin Cook stating: “Great to finally see an Arthur O. Friel autograph. Congratulations to Brian for tracking that one down.” But Kevin adds, “I hope that Brian realizes that the Time … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Arthur O. Friel
Looks like Autograph Hound Super-Sunday keeps the theme of Writers for the Pulp Adventure going. I got in a note from frequent Hound Dog Kevin Cook, commenting on Brian Leno posts from a couple of weekends ago. “More great posts on … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, REH
Tagged Adventure, Arthur O. Friel, Autographs, Book Collecting, Brian Leno, Centaur Books Time-Lost Series, Colonel Percy Fawcett, Donald M. Grant, Kevin Cook
Rediscovered: George Allan England Ne Plus Ultra
Autograph Hound Saturday again, and Kevin Cook is back at the wheel. He notes that Brian Leno, wily John Hancock hunter, took him a little bit by surprise the past weekends: “I have to admit that I was completely focusing on books … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Frank Harris — His Own John Hancock
Last Autograph Hound weekend Kevin Cook dragged the Irish author Frank Harris into the foment via a book inscribed to the author of My Life and Loves from no less than Tod Robbins. The association interest was immense, for those … Continue reading
Posted in Boxing, Lit, REH
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Frank harris, Jack the Ripper, Kevin Cook, Tod Robbins
Rediscovered: “(John Taine)”
And to wrap up his volley of autographs for today, Kevin Cook does the old killing two birds with one stone trick — two signatures with one inscription, in a copy of Seeds of Life. You have your John Hancock … Continue reading
Rediscovered: “From Viv”
As the third author selected for Autograph Hound Super-Sunday, Kevin Cook pulls no less than E. Charles Vivian out of his sleeve — I bet you guys don’t see Vivian signatures raining down from the skies. Obviously Kevin picked up … Continue reading
Rediscovered: “You Dirty, Slimy Freaks!”
We all remember last Autograph Hound weekend when Brian Leno laid out a hand with a trump card or two (signed, of course) in the mix, to keep him in the game with the John Hancocks spread out the week before by noted … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Frank harris, Freaks, Kevin Cook, Tod Browning, Tod Robbins
