Monthly Archives: September 2019

Current Reading: Still not much

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Rick Robinson

I’m still not reading much. Gloomy, rainy, windy weather may be part of that, but it’s mostly my distractions with football (a lot of college games on Friday and Saturday, and the pros on Thursday, Sunday and Monday) and an … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: City of Corpses by Norvell Page

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Rick Robinson

City of Corpses, the Collected Weird Mysteries of Ken Carter by Norvell Page, Black Dog Books, February 2009 trade paper, 206 pages, pulp fiction. note: the scene on the cover does not occur in the book. Here are six pulp “novels” from 1933, and … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: The Man In My Grave

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Rick Robinson

 The Man in My Grave by Wilson Tucker, © 1956, Rinehart & Co. [Detective Book Club edition] hardcover mystery (other edition pictured) Wilson Tucker is known mostly for his science fiction writing. However Tucker did write a few mystery novels, and this is … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: short stories

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Novel reading ennui has struck me. Nothing seems to strike my fancy, and though I have some things coming from the library, and a house full of books, it seems there’s not a novel I feel like reading just now. … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Rick Robinson

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (1943) Reading When Books Went to War, about the armed forces editions during WWII, I discovered this was one of the most popular books among troops. I’d heard of it, of course, but never … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Born To Be Posthumous – the Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Born To Be Posthumous – the Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark Dery, Little, Brown, 2018 hardcover, biography I like the artwork of Edward Gorey a lot, so I thought this would be an interesting, even … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: Chicken Every Sunday

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Chicken Every Sunday by Rosemary Taylor, with Donald Mackay, illustrator. Blakiston, 1944. Hardcover. Reading When Books Went to War, about the armed forces editions during WWII, I discovered this was one of the most popular books among troops. I’m not sure I’d … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Zorro

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Zorro by Johnston McCulley, Volume 1 of The Complete Pulp Adventures by Johnston McCulley, Bold Venture Press. Let’s face it: Zorro is cool. I first encountered him in a movie, though I’m not sure which one, and then there were the … Continue reading →

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