Complete episode notes along links is available at paperbackshow.com
This episode covers (briefly) the history of Bantam paperbacks with a specific focus on the Western and the author Louis L'amour. Full show notes and transcript can be found a paperbackshow.com. Music is from uppbeat.io and is licensed.
Check out the full show notes at paperbackshow.com. Note that the music for this episode is licensed from upbeatio.
Episode 15 of the Paperback Show looks at another classic paperback: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson published by Popular Library in paperback in 1963. The first part of the show introduces the concept of the classic paperback and shares a short bio of Shirley Jackson while she was writing The Haunting of Hill House. The second part of the show introduces librarian and actress, Martha Welty (who played Eleonore, the lead character of HOHH, on stage as a young. actor). Martha and I discuss what makes HOHH so great and why Shirley is such a masterful writer. You can find full show notes at paperbackshow.com
The first of an occasional series on Classic Paperbacks: those paperbacks that have had a huge influence on popular culture around the world. In ep 14 of the Paperback Show we look at the remarkable book Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl. Published in 1963 in paperback (originally published in 1946) it is considered to be one of the top 10 most influential books published in the United States. In the first part of the podcast, we look at Victor Frankl and his background along with a short publishing history of Man's Search for Meaning in paperback. In the second half, we discuss the importance of the book with author/editor Lauren Elise Daniels. At the end of the podcast we examine a brief history of paperback cover designs for Man's Search for Meaning. Note that all of the covers we talk about are in a gallery at paperbackshow.com.
Music for his episode: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/rick-gallagher/portrait
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In this episode, we look at the life and work of celebrated private eye novelist, Ross MacDonald (aka Kenneth Millar) who wrote from the late 1940s into the early 1980s. He was the first mystery novelist to be reviewed on the front page of the New York Times book review and his work paralleled the rise of the paperback. His detective, Lew Archer, was a different kind of investigator whose ability to empathize sometimes got in the way of his job. We share a short biography, a paperback history of his novels and then close with a discussion of MacDonald's classic novel, Black Money, with our podcast regular, Richard Brewer. Complete show notes can be found at the paperbackshow.com
I read a lot of paperbacks in 2022, but these four titles stood out. In this episode of the Paperback Show, I share why I liked the books, a bit about the authors, and the specific edition I read. The four titles are My Cousin Rachel by Daphne. Du Maurier, Bugles in the Afternoon by Ernest Haycox, The Great White Space by Basil Copper and Black Easter by James Blish.
Full show notes along with covers of each book can be found at paperbackshow.com
Episode 11 contains a short biography of noted mystery writer James Mallahan Cain (1892 - 1977) along with a general summary of his books published in paperback. The second half of the show is a discussion with regular guest, Richard Brewer, on Cain's masterpiece - Double Indemnity. In addition to discussing the book, we also compare it to the brilliant film adaptation of the novel directed by Billy Wilder in 1943.
Full Show notes with links can be found at paperbackshow.com
Full show notes including reference materials, music credit and links are available at paperbackshow.com
Full show notes to Episode 9 can be found at paperbackshow.com
Complete episode notes along links is available at paperbackshow.com
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