Category Archives: books
Scholastic Books
Scholastic Corporation was founded in 1920, initially publishing a four-page magazine on high school sports and social activities which was distributed in 50 high schools near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It gradually added more magazines and then entered the book club business … Continue reading
Series Shortcomings
When I was in elementary school, I enjoyed collecting and reading the Hardy Boys mysteries. I accumulated the “picture cover” versions, and by the early 1970s there were over 50, with a new volume released each year. I remember my … Continue reading
Loving Lovell
Once upon a time, short stories were quite popular. They were a dominant form of mainstream entertainment from the 1920s through the 1940s before television and mass market paperbacks became widespread. Countless genre magazines offered horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, … Continue reading
Recent Re-Reads
I recently finished listening to the 40 hour Audible version of Battle Cry of Freedom, a Civil War history. I’d been inspired to listen to it after finishing Erik Larson’s compelling The Demon of Unrest, which covered the attack on … Continue reading
Thrilling & Manipulative
These days the U.S. adult genre fiction market perhaps breaks down into about 2/5 romance, 1/3 crime/mystery/thrillers, and 1/4 science fiction/fantasy. Within the second genre group, I’m much more interested in mysteries than modern thrillers. Years ago I did enjoy … Continue reading
