I’m still on east coast time, so being up at 6 for a show that begins at 12 might prove a bit boring for a few hours. But we’re heading off for some breakfast which will kill some time. I took a pic of the front of the con hallway; it’s before 9 and already […]

I just returned to my hotel room after visiting the Windy City hospitality suite. I apologize for the lackluster pic; it was pretty crowded and difficult to get a good shot. I did, however, get to meet Al Tonik in person after quite a few swapped emails. I brought my near-complete copy of The Phantom […]

Ahhh… After a flight that was delayed an hour, we’re at the Lombard. Beautiful hotel, but not much of a view (see pic), I’m afraid. I believe there was another attendee checking in at the next desk over, so there must be more pulp people around. The weather’s clearing up and there’s not a lot […]

Just to let everyone know, the blogging from the Windy City show begins (sporadically) on Thursday, April 30th. This is the first day attendees can register, so check back then!

As many people have noticed by now, Altus Press has worked out a deal to reprint the works of Harold Ward. Probably best known for his Doctor Death stories, his output spans many different genres, and is well worth owning. We’ll be putting these out soon, as taken directly from the original manuscripts. And many […]

Wow, lots of posts today! I’ve tried to keep posts to a minimum, only posting when there’s something to post about. There’s a lot of unnecessary clutter out there on blogs; why add to it? But people have asked me about the books here and future plans, so I’ll dive in. Here are the most-frequently […]

While it’s probably too late now, for the past week I’ve been considering publishing a “giveaway” for customers. I like that publishers used to do such things, both as a thank-you to customers as well as an incentive to purchase something. Well, it’s never too late, I suppose, but to take advantage of the Christmas […]

Oh, yes, I forgot to mention that other title that’s been two years in the making! I’m an admirer of Ray Cummings. I know he’s been branded a one-trick pony, but I think that’s unfair. The guy wrote in many genres, including the hero pulps (The Phantom Detective, and possibly more). He’s known for his […]

As the year winds down, we’re frantically trying to wrap up several near-complete titles… one of which I’ve been toiling over for more than two years now! The first of which is The Pulp Adventures of The Hooded Detective, which collects for the first time all three pulp stories as published by Columbia in 1941-42. […]

I recently received an email from one of my customers asking: Can you explain how your limited editions work? Be happy to! As you may have noticed, we offer hardcover, limited editions of most of our books, and these are limited to 100 copies each. Once that threshold has been reached, the book is retired. […]

Thanks to the work of Mike Chomko and a handful of others, a new Pulpcon is coming in 2009. This is a good thing. While I’ve never attended a Pulpcon, I am looking forward to this one, now that it will be run right. I’ve thought about attening other, earlier Pulpcons. But there was always […]

Matt writing; I hope you won’t mind a few hiccups while we’re rolling out our new website. We’ll be including regular blog posts so you’ll want to check back often.