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
Category: Authors
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
Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 1
[Jack Smalley was the editor of Battle Stories, a pulp published by Fawcett from the late 1920s to the early 1930s. This memoir appeared in Westways magazine, June 1974 with the title: Amazing Confessions of a Pulpeteer. It was later reprinted in Murania Press‘ Blood and Thunder prozine in 2014. I read it first in an… Continue reading Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 1
George Bruce Marquis – Author, College bursar
George Bruce Marquis – Western Author George Bruce Marquis, not to be confused with the George Bruce of aviation pulp fame, wrote more than a hundred stories in a forty year career in the pulps, starting in 1912 in the Cavalier, and ending in Short Stories in 1951. Most of his stories were westerns, many… Continue reading George Bruce Marquis – Author, College bursar
Jack Ritchie – Detective/Crime Author
I read the October 1960 issue of Manhunt magazine recently, and came across a story by this author. The story is Shatter Proof, and it is a great story. This is the blurb for the story, no interior illustration though it got the cover. Mr. Williams was a civilized man. When the professional hired to… Continue reading Jack Ritchie – Detective/Crime Author