L.L. Foreman was a frequent contributor to the western pulps from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s. His series character Preacher Devlin started in 1934 and appeared in more than 45 stories till 1949, becoming one of the longer lasting series characters in the western pulps. Coincidentally, Star Western had the Deacon Bottle series… Continue reading L.L. Foreman – Western Author
Category: Authors
Richard Dermody – Author, Journalist
Author Richard Dermody (1904-1952) Richard Dermody had, according to the FictionMags Index, almost forty stories published in the pulps from 1942 to 1949. While he wasn’t prolific, he was popular, and had a series of stories about Doc Pierce, a peripatetic conman. The series started in 1942 in Dime Detective, and from then till 1948… Continue reading Richard Dermody – Author, Journalist
Northwest adventure blog – story reviews, author surveys
Just discovered this new blog (started January 2019, I’m guessing maybe a New Year’s resolution 🙂 on Northwestern stories by G.W. Thomas, the author. Go there and leave a comment saying hello. (clicking on the images will take you to the blog posts). Some highlights so far: Tom O’Neill is a writer we know almost… Continue reading Northwest adventure blog – story reviews, author surveys
Merle Constiner – biographical article
RARE MOMENT—It seldom happens that writer Merle Constiner is seen away from his typewriter, even for a few minutes. Here in one of those rare moments he is pictured in the living room of his 130-year old home in Monroe. (Journal photo—Barr) This article about one of my favorite historical mystery and western writers was… Continue reading Merle Constiner – biographical article
Richard Deming – Detective/Mystery author
Read a story by Richard Deming in the August, 1952 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. The story is “For Value Received” and it’s an excellent revenge story. I wanted to learn something about the author and came across this article in the Dunkirk-Fredonia Evening Observer, July 9th, 1960. If you have any recommendations of… Continue reading Richard Deming – Detective/Mystery author
Joe Gores – Author, Detective
On the occasion of his 87th birthday comes this article about the author Joe Gores originally published in the San Rafael Independent on Sep 27, 1975. I enjoyed all of his books that i’ve read so far, the best might be Hammett but the most fun was 32 Cadillacs. Joe Gores: A writer with a lively past… Continue reading Joe Gores – Author, Detective
Western author Norman A. Fox’s website, maintained by his family
Western author Norman A. Fox (c. 1930s) I recently found an excellent website on the western author Norman A. Fox, a founder of the Western Writers of America. It has a biography and photos of the author, a bibliography of his stories and movies, and even has a video of a presentation on him made… Continue reading Western author Norman A. Fox’s website, maintained by his family
Ramon F. Adams – Author, Cowboy historian, Candyman
Ramon F. Adams c. 1965 in the Tucson Daily Citizen Yes, you read that right. Candyman was one of the professions of Ramon F. Adams, a prominent author on the west and cowboys. He was born in Moscow, Texas in 1889, trained as a violinist before a wrist injury ended his musical career as teacher… Continue reading Ramon F. Adams – Author, Cowboy historian, Candyman
J. Edward Leithead – Author, Dime novel historian
J. Edward Leithead wrote over 200 stories for the pulps from 1922 to 1950. In this article, originally published in True West, Feb 1967 (also republished in Pulp Vault 14), he reminisces about writing for the western pulps, starting with Western Story in the 1920s to the end in the 1950s. He also wrote many… Continue reading J. Edward Leithead – Author, Dime novel historian
Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 2
Part 1 appeared the previous week. A discovery I made early in life was that pulp publishers were a daring breed, ready to plunge into new fields at the drop of an idea and gamble thousands on what might turn out to be a flop. Life was exciting in the Twenties and readers wanted to… Continue reading Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 2