The weekly round-up of books and related texts the contributors feel haven't yet received sufficient attention, at least (sometimes this is less true, either because the work in question has gotten its due to some degree, whether as an impressive item with a sustained reputation, or a disappointing obscurity...or even the rare item that has a much better following than it deserves.) This week, I fill in for Patti (Patricia) Abbott, who's celebrating the natal anniversary of her husband Phil; she'll probably be hosting again next week at the Pattinase blog.This week in memory of Ed Gorman and Clark Howard.
Sergio Angelini: Shadow Games by Ed Gorman
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| set in Montreal |
Bill Crider: Counterspy Express by A. S. Fleischman
Jerry House: How to Spend Money by "Walter Drummond" (Robert Silverberg)
As I've commented on this one (above) at YT: The condescending and half-informed manner in which the pulps are discussed here is unfortunate. EQMM didn't kill pulps, for example...prosperity and paperbacks helped, much as did tv joining radio as free-after-initial-investment entertainment. Most pulp publishers more or less migrated into paperback publishing or diversified into other sorts of magazine, when they hadn't already. Pulp magazines (the only "true" pulps) were bulky (and not by any means restricted to 128 pp), (unless trimmed at their edges) paper-chip shedding and otherwise not always the easiest things to keep around, compared to even slick magazines and digests.
--Also, the one person should've really picked up on how Everyone else pronounces "Dannay" correctly, but she doesn't.
Will Erickson: The Smell of Evil by Charles Birkin
Ed Gorman: Learning to Kill by "Ed McBain" (Evan Hunter)
John Grant: Let Him Have Judgement by Bruce Hamilton
Ed Gorman: Learning to Kill by "Ed McBain" (Evan Hunter)
John Grant: Let Him Have Judgement by Bruce Hamilton
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| The Bob Agberg Advisor... |
Steve Lewis: Remains to be Seen by Michael Butterworth
Todd Mason: Regency Books and other Hamling publications
Todd Mason: Regency Books and other Hamling publications
Neer: Death in the Wrong Room by Anthony Gilbert
John F. Norris: The Feast of Bacchus by Ernest G. Henham
John F. Norris: The Feast of Bacchus by Ernest G. Henham
Mathew Paust: The Dig by Cynan Jones
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine 75th Anniversary (Columbia University) (oddly-recorded audio--the podcast sounds not much better)
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine 75th Anniversary (Columbia University) (oddly-recorded audio--the podcast sounds not much better)
As I've commented on this one (above) at YT: The condescending and half-informed manner in which the pulps are discussed here is unfortunate. EQMM didn't kill pulps, for example...prosperity and paperbacks helped, much as did tv joining radio as free-after-initial-investment entertainment. Most pulp publishers more or less migrated into paperback publishing or diversified into other sorts of magazine, when they hadn't already. Pulp magazines (the only "true" pulps) were bulky (and not by any means restricted to 128 pp), (unless trimmed at their edges) paper-chip shedding and otherwise not always the easiest things to keep around, compared to even slick magazines and digests.
--Also, the one person should've really picked up on how Everyone else pronounces "Dannay" correctly, but she doesn't.
8 comments:
Thanks for getting mine; I will amend my post to point here.
Thanks, Todd. As Ed might have put it:
Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!
Thanks, Todd!
Thanks for all the hosting matey
Thanks, Todd. You're the best!
Thank you for picking up mine, Todd. I didn't realize there had been a change until late yesterday. Blog was adjusted accordingly.
So many good reviews of equally good books, a week is not enough to read them all.
Thanks, folks. Prashant, as always, you can always come back later...the links usually last for years. Even if, sadly, we all don't (and less sadly, sometimes they go away).
Patti, hope it's a good b-day celebration And, certainly, everyone's welcome for my small efforts here.
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