Member: prettysinister

Hi John,

Just a note for uploading covers . I have found that if find a cover online ( eg Amazon) I drag the picture to my desktop than pull it onto Library thing. Quick and easy!

posted by crzyern at 8:31 am (EST) on May 1, 2009

Hey, prettysinister, thanks for joining my circle of literate friends.

But one must never, ever utter the words "lower echelon of fiction (mystery, crime and pulp)."

Arrrrggghhh.

I live for the "lower echelon" if this is true. Doc Savage is my preeminent interest in life, but I love all the works of the Pulp Era. They knew how to have wild fun.

But I love books in general... and live in the genres (SF, mystery, adventure, etc.). We must fiercely defend the genres and subgenres else they slip into the lower echelon.

Cheers,

Thomas

posted by kurvanas at 2:28 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

John,

Sorry to be so long replying. Far from embarrassing, I think your obsessive collecting leads to an unusually obscure and interesting set of books. For myself, despite a real love for crime fiction, especially vintage mysteries, there's always a sense I should be reading a strong proportion of other things. With a sketchy education, and limited ability to work, I don't want to let the love and enjoyment I have in one area do me out of more challenging, and - in some cases - possibly more valuable, reading. (Whether 'serious' literature, poetry, non-fiction.)

In nearly the same breath, let me say I am very happy at finding an e-book of Harry Stephen Keeler's The Case of the 16 Beans, last night! (- And, alongside serious history, I'm reading a Dell Mapback, with a cover that makes me grin every time I see it.)

As for the bookstores, and The Bourgeois Pig: I've been fortunate enough to do a lot of visiting in Chicago over the last year and a half. O'Gara & WIlson I enjoyed, and have a few books from, but in general found just a touch more expensive than I could afford. (Except, if I recall correctly, in the mystery section. :) ) I envy you, running across to The Bourgeois Pig for lunch. I met a friend from LT for tea and crumpets, and lavender shortbread; but there was a whole range of enticing smells around me. And I really liked the inside. Character and comfort, mingled.

Cheers on both your books, and simply fabulous cover, above!

Julie

posted by Eurydice at 2:46 am (EST) on Jan 28, 2009

Thanks for the info. POD Person! That's awesome. I'm a bit mad at myself for not researching the publisher before selecting my ER book(s) and thus got stuck with this guy. Am going to go look at what I picked in Dec to make sure they are non-POD publishing houses but proper ones with actual editors.

posted by Bookmarque at 9:40 am (EST) on Dec 10, 2008

today i browsed your catalog once again. nicholas brady, clyde clason, anthony rud... OMG a collection doesn't get much better. not to mention you have the finest anthony wynne collection i've ever seen!

i'm floored.

posted by fang at 6:42 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2008

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries list. Let me guess, my cookbooks picqued your interest!
Actually, I recognized your user name right away as some of my mysteries have come from your business.

posted by Harry_Vincent at 4:10 pm (EST) on May 14, 2008

Hi John, Thanks for your nice comment. As to Japanese mysteries translated into English, I recommend "The Tokyo Zodiac Murders" to start with. It's one of the best puzzlers ever written, and the trick is simply ingenious. Too bad only a handful of modern Japanese puzzlers have been translated into English, and I have to read them in Chinese.

posted by fang at 11:59 am (EST) on May 10, 2008