AbeBooks has posted an exhibit of Arkham House cover art by artists Ronald Clyne, Frank Utpatel, Richard Taylor, Hannes Bok and others. It’s a collection you’re unlikely to see anywhere but online these days: August Derleth and Donald Wandrei founded … Continue reading
Philip Rahman, co-founder of small press Fedogan & Bremer, reportedly died on July 23. Stephen Jones has marked Rahman’s passing with a fine tribute which begins — Philip was a gentle and generous person—often to a fault. He cared … Continue reading
Want to own a piece of literary history? Arkham House co-founder Donald Wandrei’s personal copy of H.P. Lovecraft’s first book, The Shunned House, is on sale. John King Tarpinian notes that James Pepper Rare Books of Santa Barbara will happily … Continue reading
(1) HERE’S THE PLOT. Ursula Vernon cultivates history in her garden. Read “Sowing History: A Gardener’s Tale” at Tor.com. When people think of gardeners, many of them tend to picture little old ladies in straw hats with bright green gloves, pottering … Continue reading
Editor von Dimpleheimer explains his latest volume: All of the short stories from Short Fiction Eligible for the 1941 Retro-Hugos Vols 1-7 are included here, along with five new stories. At the end of the book, I listed all the … Continue reading
Short Fiction Eligible for the 1941 Retro-Hugos Vol. 7 is now available, a collection of 33 public domain short stories published in 1940 assembled by File 770 commenter von Dimpleheimer. (Earlier posts contain links to Volume One, Volume Two, Volume Three, Volume Four, Volume … Continue reading
The SFWA Estates Page is the place for editors and publishers who want to reprint material by a deceased writer and need help seeking permissions. Bud Webster, SFWA Estates Liaison, is circulating his latest list in hopes of finding the … Continue reading