The Dusty Bookcase

Sword of Desire Robert W. Tracy [Alvin Schwartz] New York: Arco, 1952 176 pages As far as I can tell, "Fort Crime!" is the first A...

A follow-up to last week's post on Hot Star . Alvin Schwartz's debut novel,  The Blowtop , was published in 1946 by Dial Press. It f...

Hot Star Robert W. Tracy [Alvin Schwartz] New York: Arco, 1952 179 pages Betty and Bob's honeymoon was a disaster, but don't blame t...

This year will be forever remembered as the one in which Sexpo '69  was added to my collection. An elusive book, published in 1969 by Br...

Last year was meant to be one of great austerity. By rights, the 2017 edition of this annual list should be the weakest yet. There were ...