Tag Archives: Xmas

Frisco Beat: On the Mean Streets with Fritz and Sam

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Don

Don’t think that during my deep hibernation of Xmas/The Onset of Winter I did nothing at all, even if  doing nothing was the prevailing theme. I remembered that I never polished off the Sherlock Holmes stories decades ago, stopping after the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Under the Xmas Tree

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Don

In recent years I haven’t been finding many books under the old Xmas Tree, but the fact is that I get books all the time — for Xmas, a book would have to have some special vibe to it. And … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Xmas Noir

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Don

Got a note from the Jersey Noir photog Mark Krajnak — he appreciated my comparison of his cover for the new Race Williams omnibus to Alan Ladd, somehow summoning that sort of evocative iconography. That’s what happens with art, if you … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: At Last, Derleth and His Mythos

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Don

Guess it didn’t quite squeak across the finish line in time to make it under the Xmas tree this year — and barely slipped under the wire for a 2012 pub date! — but John Haefele’s book on August Derleth, … Continue reading →

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