Queen Of The Pulps

Author : Laurie Powers
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476673969
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen of the Pulps written by Laurie Powers and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daisy Bacon, the opinionated, autocratic and complex editor of Love Story Magazine from 1928 to 1947, chose the stories that would be read by hundreds of thousands of readers each week. The first weekly periodical devoted to romance fiction and the biggest-selling pulp fiction magazine in the early days of the Great Depression, Love Story sparked a wave of imitators that dominated newsstands for more than twenty years. Disparaged as a "love pulp," the magazine actually championed the "modern girl," bringing its heroines out of the shadows of Victorian poverty and into the 20th century. With Love Story's success, Bacon became a national spokesperson, declaring that the modern woman could have it all--in love, in marriage and in the business world. Yet Bacon herself struggled to achieve that ideal, especially in her own romantic life, built around a long-term affair with a married man. Drawing on exclusive access to her personal papers, this first-ever biography tells the story behind the woman who influenced millions of others to pursue independence in their careers and in their relationships.

Author : Laurie Powers
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147663694X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen of the Pulps written by Laurie Powers and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-13 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daisy Bacon, the opinionated, autocratic and complex editor of Love Story Magazine from 1928 to 1947, chose the stories that would be read by hundreds of thousands of readers each week. The first weekly periodical devoted to romance fiction and the biggest-selling pulp fiction magazine in the early days of the Great Depression, Love Story sparked a wave of imitators that dominated newsstands for more than twenty years. Disparaged as a "love pulp," the magazine actually championed the "modern girl," bringing its heroines out of the shadows of Victorian poverty and into the 20th century. With Love Story's success, Bacon became a national spokesperson, declaring that the modern woman could have it all--in love, in marriage and in the business world. Yet Bacon herself struggled to achieve that ideal, especially in her own romantic life, built around a long-term affair with a married man. Drawing on exclusive access to her personal papers, this first-ever biography tells the story behind the woman who influenced millions of others to pursue independence in their careers and in their relationships.

Author : Tereska Torres
Publisher : She Winked Press
ISBN 13 : 1936456141
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women's Barracks written by Tereska Torres and published by She Winked Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Digital Edition; Grier Rating: A*** This is the true-life story of what happens when scores of young girls live intimately together in a French military barracks. Many of these girls, utterly innocent and inexperienced, meet other women who have lived every type of existence. Their problems, their temptations, their fights and failures are those faced by all women who are forced to live together during dangerous and stressful times. The girls who chose Tereska Torres, the author, as their confidante poured out to her their most intimate feelings, their secret thoughts. With all of its revelations and tenderness, Women’s Barracks is an important book because it tells a story that had never been truly told before--the story of women in war. It also has the special distinction of being the first “lesbian pulp” novel ever published and became a record-breaking bestseller. This autobiographical novel takes place in London, England during World War II. The terror of the V-1 and V-2 rocket bombings, and the resulting fires and destruction, are an unknown experience to most readers. The women enduring these events were not even 20 years old when they first arrived. Many volunteered to be there. They were French, or of French heritage, and wanted to be part of the effort to help protect France from invasion by the Nazis. Throughout it all, passions flare, long-standing taboos are tossed to the wind, and passionate relationships are begun between older, more experienced butch officers and the young, inexperienced femme girls under their charge. In her telling of these women’s stories, Torres remains nonjudgmental of the lesbian relationships these women explored. Perhaps as a result, Women’s Barracks was banned in several states for being obscene. The House Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials denounced the book in 1952 as an illustration of how the newly emerging paperback industry was breeding and promoting moral depravity. By today’s standards, of course, the book is somewhat tame; however, the eroticism and honesty with which Torres writes immerses the reader in the love, tenderness, loyalty and passion that women share with each other.

Author : Laurie Powers
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pulp Adventures #39 written by Laurie Powers and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue focuses on Will Murray, author of The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage, in three different manners. First, Will Murray traces The Batman's origins, demonstrating how the character was influenced by both The Shadow and Zorro. Of particular focus is the crossover stories DC Comics published in the 1970s, wherein Manhattan's Man of Mystery and The Dark Knight actually cross paths, in two different issues of Batman. Next, Laurie Powers (author of Daisy Bacon: Queen of the Pulps) interviews Will Murray regarding his journey from being a Doc Savage fan to becoming the author. Will describes his early involvement with the Doc Savage series, and the arc of the Wild Adventures series. Steve Holland: The World's Greatest Illustration Art Model documents the career of the man who posed as Doc Savage for illustrator James Bama, Bob Larkin, and Joe DeVito. But Holland wasn't just the Man of Bronze - he posed for numerous important illustrators as The Avenger, The Spider, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and as various soldiers, cops and criminals for thousands of mens adventure magazines. Michael Stradford, author of the new book, discusses the actor-turned-model, his life and career, and the importance of Holland's lasting influence on commercial art. Also in this issue: David Goudsward discuss the background of Henry S. Whitehead's story "The Love Philtre" (written as Casimir Dren), accompanying a reprint of the story. O. Henry's stories became the gold standard for short story authors in America, and around the world. This issue features his pulp tales "Witch's Loaves" (from The Argosy, March 1904) and "The Venturers" (originally published in Everybody's Magazine, October 1909). William Nadel, editor of Thirty by O. Henry, provides notes on O. Henry and the stories. Classic pulp fiction: Door of Doom by Charles Boeckman Calculated Nightmare by John Burke Witches' Loaves by O. Henry The Venturers by O. Henry The Love Philtre by Henry S. Whitehead New pulp fiction: Jake's Close Shave by Brian Beatty Djinn and Tonic by Teel James Glenn Evil Forces by Gary Lovisi Red's Chapel by Charles Burgess The Making of a Pirate by Adam McFarlane

Author : Lisa Yaszek
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819576255
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sisters of Tomorrow written by Lisa Yaszek and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology of stories, essays, poems, and illustrations by the women of early science fiction For nearly half a century, feminist scholars, writers, and fans have successfully challenged the notion that science fiction is all about "boys and their toys," pointing to authors such as Mary Shelley, Clare Winger Harris, and Judith Merril as proof that women have always been part of the genre. Continuing this tradition, Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction offers readers a comprehensive selection of works by genre luminaries, including author C. L. Moore, artist Margaret Brundage, and others who were well known in their day, including poet Julia Boynton Green, science journalist L. Taylor Hansen, and editor Mary Gnaedinger. Providing insightful commentary and context, this anthology documents how women in the early twentieth century contributed to the pulp-magazine community and showcases the content they produced, including short stories, editorial work, illustrations, poetry, and science journalism. Yaszek and Sharp's critical annotation and author biographies link women's work in the early science fiction community to larger patterns of feminine literary and cultural production in turn-of-the-twentieth-century America. In a concluding essay, the award-winning author Kathleen Ann Goonan considers such work in relation to the history of women in science and engineering and to the contemporary science fiction community itself.

Author : Stephen D. Korshak
Publisher : Vanguard
ISBN 13 : 9781934331507
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage, Queen of Pulp Pin-up Art written by Stephen D. Korshak and published by Vanguard. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of the work of illustrator Margaret Brundage, including all her magazine covers for Weird tales and her work as the first Conan cover artist, as well as a collection of essays about Brundage's life and work.

Author : James Anson Buck
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312259736
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Stories of Sheena Queen of the Jungle written by James Anson Buck and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-08 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheena, Queen of the Jungle appeared in only 4 prose stories despite a long comic book reign. We present her complete stories together in this book. "The Slave Brand of Sleman bin Ali," "Sargasso of Lost Safaris," "Killer's Kraal," and "The Sword of Gimshai."

Author : Tim DeForest
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786419024
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Storytelling in the Pulps, Comics, and Radio written by Tim DeForest and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-05-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first half of the twentieth century was a golden age of American storytelling. Mailboxes burgeoned with pulp magazines, conveying an endless variety of fiction. Comic strips, with their ongoing dramatic storylines, were a staple of the papers, eagerly followed by millions of readers. Families gathered around the radio, anxious to hear the exploits of their favorite heroes and villains. Before the emergence of television as a dominant--and stifling--cultural force, storytelling blossomed in America as audiences and artists alike embraced new mediums of expression. This examination of storytelling in America during the first half of the twentieth century covers comics, radio, and pulp magazines. Each was bolstered by new or improved technologies and used unique attributes to tell dramatic stories. Sections of the book cover each medium. One appendix gives a timeline for developments relative to the subject, and another highlights particular episodes and story arcs that typify radio drama. Illustrations and a bibliography are included.

Author : Paul S. Powers
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803206674
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pulp Writer written by Paul S. Powers and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master of driving pace, exotic setting, and complex plotting, Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's favorite writers. Here at last is every pulse-pounding, action-packed story of Lamb's greatest hero, Khlit the Cossack, the "wolf of the steppes.

Author : Laird R. Blackwell
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476676526
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story written by Laird R. Blackwell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) was--with his partner Manfred Lee--the creator of the Ellery Queen detective novels and short stories. Dannay was also a literary historian and critic, and the editor of the renowned Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Queen--both a pen name and the fictional protagonist of the stories--was also a vital force behind the continuing popularity of crime fiction in the early to mid-20th century, after the deaths of Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Melville Davisson Post, and other Old Masters of the genre. This book presents the first critical study of Ellery Queen's role in the preservation of the detective short story. Many of the writers, characters and stories EQMM championed are covered, including such celebrated authors as Allingham, Ambler, Ellin, Innes, Vickers, and even William Butler Yeats.