A literary agent examines the ‘peculiar requirements of this first-class market for unusual adventure, detective, and Western stories’ By August Lenniger “It...
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Churning out yarns for the pulp magazines wasn’t as cheery as the French Riviera, one hopeful fictioneer quickly learned. By Hal Murray Bonnett I wrote...
Analyzing Carroll John Daly’s hard-boiled novelette reveals why he was eclipsed by Dashiell Hammett. By Richard Bruce Stirling 1923 was a busy year. In...
In a short burst of productivity, the writer filled the pages of pulps such as ‘Fighting Aces.’ By Don Hutchison Author David Goodis produced 17 novels between...
A retired pulp fictioneer recalls his life and career. By Alvin H. Lybeck Donald Barr Chidsey published steadily in the better-paying pulps for over a decade...