Otto Penzler
Author of The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps
About the Author
Otto Penzler owns the Mysterious Bookshop in New York & founded the Mysterious Press & Otto Penzler Books. He has written & edited several books, including the Edgar-winning "Encyclopedia of Mystery & Detection". (Bowker Author Biography)
Image credit: Photo by Andrew Sullivan for The New York Times
Series
Works by Otto Penzler
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (2009) — Editor — 209 copies
The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (2009) — Editor — 184 copies
The Best American Crime Writing: 2003 Edition: The Year's Best True Crime Reporting (2002) 136 copies
The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table (2007) — Editor — 87 copies
The Best American Crime Writing: 2004 Edition: The Year's Best True Crime Reporting (2004) 77 copies
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012) — Editor; Introduction — 75 copies
The Best American Crime Writing: 2002 Edition: The Year's Best True Crime Reporting (2002) 73 copies
Bibliomysteries: Volume Two: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores (2018) — Editor — 68 copies
The Big Book of Jack the Ripper: The Most Complete Compendium of Ripper Stories Ever Compiled (2016) — Editor — 68 copies
Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers (2009) — Editor — 53 copies
Death Sentences: Stories of Deathly Books, Murderous Booksellers and Lethal Literature (2014) — Editor — 45 copies
Black Mask 1: Doors in the Dark: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (Black Mask Stories) (2011) — Editor — 32 copies
The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 (2023) — Editor — 28 copies
Murder Is My Racquet: Fourteen Original Tales of Love, Death, and Tennis by Today's Great Writers (2005) — Editor — 27 copies
Murder at the Racetrack: Original Tales of Mystery and Mayhem Down the Final Stretch from Today's Great Writers (2006) 21 copies
Land of the Blind 16 copies
Black Mask 3: The Maltese Falcon: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (Black Mask Stories) (2011) 11 copies
BIBLIOMYSTERIES: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FIRST EDITIONS OF MYSTERY FICTION SET IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS, 1849-2000. (2013) 10 copies
The Ultimate Compendium of the Legacy and Legend of History's Most Notorious Killer. Jack the Ripper. Fact, Fiction,… (2016) 10 copies
Black Mask 2: Murder IS Bad Luck: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (A Black Lizard Collection) (2011) 8 copies
Black Mask 10: Death Stops Payment: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (2012) — Editor — 8 copies
Black Mask 4: The Parrot That Wouldn't Talk: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (2011) 8 copies
Black Mask 9: The Corpse Didn't Kick: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (2012) — Editor — 7 copies
Black Mask 7: The Shrieking Skeleton: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (2012) 7 copies
Black Mask 5: The Ring on the Hand of Death: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (2012) 6 copies
Black Mask 8: The Sound of the Shot: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (2012) 6 copies
Black Mask 6: The Bloody Bokhara: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (2012) 6 copies
Black Mask 11: Middleman for Murder: and Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (Black Mask Stories) (2012) 5 copies
One Clue Beyond: Tales of Supernatural Suspense, Psychic Puzzles and Occult Investigators (2003) 5 copies
The Cask 5 copies
The Mystery of the Yellow Room 4 copies
The Old Man in the Corner 3 copies
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 3 copies
Myths and Legends of Ancient Rome 3 copies
The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 [Audio Book, abridged] (2002) — Narrator; Series Editor — 3 copies
The Vampire Archives 2. Fangs: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (2010) 3 copies
The Valley of Fear 2 copies
The Armchair Detective: Volume 17, Number 1 — Editor — 2 copies
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2 copies
No Name 2 copies
The Body Snatcher 2 copies
813 2 copies
The Armchair Detective: Volume 15, Number 3 — Editor — 2 copies
Sports Car Racing 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 21, Number 4 — Editor — 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 20, Number 1 — Editor — 1 copy
Zeit zu sterben 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 20, Number 4 — Editor — 1 copy
The Pit-Prop Syndicate 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 16, Number 3 — Editor — 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 16, Number 2 — Editor — 1 copy
The Middle Temple Murder 1 copy
The Crimson Circle 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 15, Number 4 — Editor — 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 16, Number 4 — Editor — 1 copy
Świąteczne tajemnice 1 copy
Sports car racing 1 copy
Black Mask 4: The Parrot That Wouldn't Talk- And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 17, Number 2 — Editor — 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 20, Number 3 — Editor — 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 19, Number 2 — Editor — 1 copy
The Armchair Detective: Volume 17, Number 3 — Editor — 1 copy
Associated Works
The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street (2020) — Introduction — 41 copies
The Rex Stout Reader: Her Forbidden Knight and A Prize for Princes (2007) — Introduction, some editions — 14 copies
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887 (2020) — Foreword — 2 copies
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Some More Untold Cases Part XXIII: 1888-1894 (2020) — Foreword — 2 copies
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Some More Untold Cases Part XXIV: 1895-1903 (2020) — Foreword — 2 copies
Best American and Australian Crime and Murder Writing 6 volume set: Best American Crime 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and "On… — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1942-07-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Hamburg, Germany
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- University of Michigan (BA|1963)
- Occupations
- publisher
editor
bookstore owner
newspaper columnist - Organizations
- The Mysterious Bookshop
Mysterious Press - Awards and honors
- Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America (2003)
Ellery Queen Award from Mystery Writers of America (1994)
Edgar Award (1977) - Agent
- Nat Sobel (Sobel Weber Associates)
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Statistics
- Works
- 251
- Also by
- 33
- Members
- 9,854
- Popularity
- #2,418
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 230
- ISBNs
- 526
- Languages
- 10
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