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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
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Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Book Collecting
Rediscovered: The Bantam Docs
Earlier today Brian Leno was claiming that he’s “no expert on Doc Savage.” Yeah, sure, he’s not Will Murray, but he has contributed to Big Book of Bronze. And at the end of last year he was very happy when … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Big Book of Bronze, Book Collecting, Brian Leno, Doc Savage, Hopalong Cassidy, Lester Dent, The Shadow, Will Murray
Rediscovered: The Big Picnic
John D. Haefele just got a nice nod for Xmas for his Cyclopean tome Lovecraft: The Great Tales — and from noted Lovecraftian Ken Hite, no less. In November I got an enthusiastic yet somewhat startled note from my academic … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Book Collecting, Chicken-Fried Cthulhu, John D. Haefele, Ken Hite, Kickstarter, Lovecraft, Skelos, Tom Krabacher
Hammett: Top Ten
ABEbooks just released a list of their top money-makers for 2021 and Hammett comes in at no. 10 — not with a first edition, but with a much later reprint of The Maltese Falcon inscribed to Bebe Daniels. Bebe played … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged ABEbooks, Bebe Daniels, Book Collecting, Dwight Frye, The Midget Bandit, Wilmer Cook
Rediscovered: Haefele on The Candlelight Press
For you bibliophiles out there, John D. Haefele just put up a comprehensive yet compact history and survey of The Candlelight Press — one of the presses August Derleth of Arkham House had a couple of fingers in for a … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Book Collecting, Candlelight Press, John D. Haefele, Peter Ruber, Vincent Starrett
Rediscovered: More Starrett and a Williamson — Plus a Margo
Awhile back I was chatting with Brian Leno about the great Chicago bookman Vincent Starrett, and mentioned that my preferred state for his Books About Books would be to have a copy (in jacket, nice condition, and so on) inscribed … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit
Tagged Autographs, Book Collecting, Brian Leno, J. N. Williamson, Margo Skinner, Reign of Fear, Stuart Schiff, Vincent Starrett, Whispers
Frisco Beat: Kent Harrington in Person in Green Apple
Quick. Before they concoct an excuse to shut everything down again. Get over to Green Apple on Ninth Avenue tomorrow night to see Kent Harrington interviewed by Kevin Hunsanger about his new San Francisco crime novel Last Seen. I’ve already … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged Book Collecting, Green Apple Books, Kent Harrington, Kevin Hunsanger, San Francisco Mysteries
Rediscovered: More Cap Shaw
A few days ago Brian Leno sent in scans of a book he has that comes from the library of famed Black Mask editor Joseph T. “Cap” Shaw — nothing less than the Hammett-edited Creeps by Night. Today he sends … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Autographs, Black Mask, Book Collecting, Brian Leno, Cap Shaw, Simon and Schuster, The Hard-Boiled Omnibus
Rediscovered: Slide Redux into the O.P. Column
Keeping casual track of the Pilgrim’s Progress of my Kid Protégé John D. Haefele, I was surprised a couple of days ago to notice that his 2010 monograph August Derleth Redux had slipped out-of-print. I popped the news to him, … Continue reading
