The Digest Enthusiast welcomes Anthony Perconti to our pages with issue No. 15. Anthony corresponded with author William Preston for his article about Preston’s Old Man sequence for Asimov’s Science Fiction, that includes a peek into the final episode that is yet to come.
TDE15 is now available in four editions:
15C—print with color interior from lulu.com and amazon
15BW—print with b&w interior from amazon
15—Kindle color print replica
15— Magzter color print replica
Fantasy & Science Fiction [v142 #1 & 2, whole #759, January/February 2022] ed. Sheree Renée Thomas, assistant eds. Robin O’Connor, Lisa Rogers (Spilogale, Inc., $9.99, 258pp, digest) Cover by Kent Bash)
Contents as listed in the Kindle edition
6 • Letter from the Editor: Watch Night • Sheree Renée Thomas • ed
8 • The Art of Victory When the Game is All the World • Eugie Foster • na
49 • Ennead in Retrospect • Christopher Mark Rose • ss
61 • Animale dei Morti • Nick DiChario • nv
80 • Bone Broth • Karen Heuler • nv
105 • Books to Look For • Charles de Lint • rc
_105 • Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero, E. Lockhart & Manuel Preitano, DC Comics, 2021, $16.99, tpb • br
_107 • Souls of the Road, Devon Monk, Odd House Press, 2020, $10.99, tpb • br
_108 • Constance, Matthew Fitzsimmons, Thomas & Mercer, 2021, $24.95, hc • br
_109 • Tomb of the Queen, Joss Walker, Two Tales Press, $14.95, tpb • br
_110 • The Gambler Grimoire, BR Kingsolver, BR Kingsolver, 2021, $13.99, tpb • br
_111 • Billy Summers, Stephen King, Scribner, 2021, $30.00, hc • br
114 • Musing on Books • Michelle West • rc
_114 • Artifact Space, Miles Cameron, Gollancz, 2021, $15.99, tpb • br
_116 • The Past is Red, Catherynne M. Valente, Tor.com, 2021, $20.99, hc • br
_117 • A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers, Tor.com, 2021, $20.99, hc • br
_119 • Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir, Ballantine Books, 2021, $28.99, hc * br
122 • Prison Colony Optimization Protocols • Auston Habershaw • nv
143 • Full Worm Moon • Paul Lorello • ss
156 • Proximity Games • M L Clark • ss
173 • Advhena magnifica / Symmetry Violations I • Bogi Takács • pm
174 • Land Earthside / Symmetry Violations II • Bogi Takács • pm
175 • Le Coup de Foudre • Gretchen Tessmer • pm
176 • Salt Calls to Salt • Maiga Doocy • ss
185 • doe_haven.vr • Cara Mast • ss
198 • Films: The Mythic Weird of Raised By Wolves • Karin Lowachee • rc
202 • Science: The Ladder of Time • Jerry Oltion • cl
207 Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation • Gordon Van Gelder • ms
208 • Plumage from Pegasus: Take a Letter, Maria, Address It to My Life • Paul Di Filippo • cl
213 • The City and the Thing Beneath It • Innocent Chizaram Ilo • ss
222 • There Won’t Be Questions • Joe Baumann • ss
236 • The Gentle Dragon Tells His Tale of Love • J.A. Pak • nv
256 • Coming Attractions • cl
257 • F&SF Market Place • classifieds
258 • Curiosities: The Hearing Trumpet, by Leonora Carrington (1976) • Pan Morigan • cl
Fantasy & Science Fiction website
Contents formatted for inclusion in Phil Stephensen-Payne’s Galatic Central reference website.
FictionMags Index Family Item Types & Other Abbreviations key.
Before it was a movie, The Seven Year Itch was a play starring Vanessa Brown and Tom Ewell. Tom Brinkmann takes a look inside People Today’s cover story in The Digest Enthusiast No. 15.
Now available in four editions:
15C—print with color interior from lulu.com and amazon
15BW—print with b&w interior from amazon
15—Kindle color print replica
15— Magzter color print replica
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v67 #1/2 January/February 2022] ed. Linda Landrigan, mng. ed. Jackie Sherbow (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 192pp, digest, cover by Shutterstock)
3 • Contents Page
4 • Holiday Greetings • AHMM Staff • ms
5 • Twists and Turns & The Lineup • Linda Landrigan • ed
6 • Hazmat Holiday [Tony and Charles] • Catherine Dilts • ss
28 • Buck and Wiley Tangle with Rustlers • Parker Littlewood • ss; illustration by Hank Blaustein
35 • Scrambled Queen I • Mark Lagasse • pz
36 • Bama Carter Gets Rode • J.R. Parsons • ss
57 • Backstory • Charles John Harper • ss
71 • Stagger, Stagger • Joan Druett • ss
84 • Mayhem at the Mini-Mart • John M. Floyd • ss
89 • Mysterious Photograph: Free as a Bird • Anon • cn; $25 given to best short-short to explain the photograph
90 • A Murder in Oyster Bay • Cassandra Chan • ss
108 • Uncle Woody’s Thingamajig • Dave Zeltserman • ss
116 • Booked & Printed • Laurel Flores Fantauzzo • rc
_116 • The Collective, Alison Gaylin, William Morrow • br
_117 • Welcome to Your Fantasy, Natalia Petrzela Gimlet, podcast • rv
_118 • In God We Lust, Aricia Skidmore-Williams & Brooke Siffrin Wondery, podcast • rv
119 • Locked-In • William Burton McCormick • ss
132 • All Our Crimes • Michael Nethercott • ss
138 • Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle • Arlene Fisher • pz
140 • Sugar and Spice • Elliot F. Sweeney • ss
152 • Birdbrains • Roger Johns • ss
158 • Pobre Maria [Capitán Guillèn] • Tom Larsen • ss
172 • Do Not Open Till Christmas • Steve Hockensmith • ss
183 • Case Files: Addicted to Prison: Institutionalized • Lee Lofland • cl
188 • The Story That Won: Gift from the Grave • Bruce Harris • ff; winner of the Sep/Oct 2021 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.
189 • Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation • Peter Kanter • ms
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine website
Contents formatted for inclusion in Phil Stephensen-Payne’s Galatic Central reference website.
FictionMags Index Family Item Types & Other Abbreviations key.
Howard Browne’s vision for the ultimate fantasy and science fiction digest: Fantastic. An in-depth review of Fantastic’s first year, packed with the inside stories behind its fiction in The Digest Enthusiast No. 15.
Now available in four editions:
15C—print with color interior from lulu.com and amazon
15BW—print with b&w interior from amazon
15—Kindle color print replica
15— Magzter color print replica
Asimov’s Science Fiction [v46 #1 & 2, #552 & 553 Jan/Feb 2022] ed. Sheila Williams, mng ed. Emily Hockaday (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 208pp, digest) Cover by Dominic Harman
2 • Contents Pages
4 • Editorial: Looking Backward • Shelia Williams • ed
6 • Reflections: Five Million Monkey Selfies • Robert Silverberg • cl
10 • On the Net: Good Bots and Bad • James Patrick Kelly • cl
13 • Robot Valentine • Peter Tacy • pm
14 • Snowflake • Nick Walven • na
52 • Welcome Home • Jendayi Brooks-Flemister • ss
59 • Word Soup • Anatoly Belilovsky • pm
60 • River of Stars, Bridge of Shadows • A.A. Attanasio • nv
79 • Speech Lesson • Robert Frazier • pm
80 • The Roots of Our Memories • Joel Armstrong • ss
88 • Unmasking Black Bart • Joel Richards • ss
99 • October’s Feast • Michèle Laframboise • nv
117 • Messaging the Dead • Betsy Aoki • pm
118 • The Beast of Tara • Michael Swanwick • ss
124 • Fasterpiece • Ian Creasey • nv
139 • Long-Term Emergencies • Tom Purdom • ss
151 • Next Issue • Anon • pv
152 • The Boyfriend Trap • Stephanie Feldman • ss
160 • Goldie • Sean Monaghan • na
195 • On Books • Peter Heck • rc
_195 • Rabbits, Terry Miles, Del Rey, $28.00, hc * br
_195 • Holdout, Jeffrey Kluger, Dutton, $26.00, hc • br
_196 • Version Zero, David Yoon, Putnam, $27.00, hc • br
_197 • The Minders, John Marrs, Berkley, $17.00, tpb • br
_198 • The Rain Heron, Robert Arnott, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $16.00, tpb • br
_198 • Hooting Grange, Jeffrey E. Barlough, Gresham & Doyle, $14.95, tpb • br
_199 • The Saints of Salvation, Peter F. Hamilton, Del Rey, $39,00, hc • br
_200 • The Future is Yours, Dan Frey, Del Rey, $27.00, hc • br
_200 • The Unfinished Land, Greg Bear, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.00, hc • br
_201 • Hollow, B. Carling, Vintage, $17.00, tpb • br
_202 • Living Forever & Other Terrible Ideas, Emily C. Skaftun, Fairwood Press, $17.99, tpb • br
_202 • The Last Robot and Other Science Fiction Poems, Jane Yolen, Shoreline of Infinity, £6.50, tpb • br
203 • Thirty-Sixth Annual Readers’ Award ballot • Anon • cn
205 • Index of Vol. 45, 2021 • Anon • ix
207 • Statement of Ownership • Peter Kanter • ms
208 • SF Conventional Calendar • Erwin S. Strauss • cl
Asimov’s website
Contents formatted for inclusion in Phil Stephensen-Payne’s Galatic Central reference website.
FictionMags Index Family Item Types & Other Abbreviations key.
The digest paperback that took center stage at the Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials in 1952. Gary Lovisi exposes all the fun and fuss over N.R. de Mexico’s most infamous novel, Marijuana Girl, in The Digest Enthusiast No. 15.
Now available in four editions:
15 C—print with color interior (available now from lulu.com, available soon from amazon and select booksellers)
15 BW—print with b&w interior (available now from amazon)
15—Kindle (color print replica)
15— Magzter (color print replica)
bare•bones [#8 Fall 2021] ed. Peter Enfantino, John Scoleri (Cimarron Street Books, $9.95, 110pp, digest)
1 • Contents Page
2 • Dueling Editorials • Peter Enfantino, John Scoleri • ed
3 • The Three Faces of Tanner [Damnation Alley] • Matthew R. Bradley • ar
9 • Mysteries of Unusual Suspense [Charlton’s Fantasy-Horror Comics] • William Schoell • ar
18 • Buchanan: One-Man Massacre [William Ard in the Paperbacks part one] • Peter Enfantino • ar
28 • Twice Upon a Time in Hollywood [A look at the deluxe hardcover of Quentin Tarantino’s novel] • John Scoleri • ar
32 • “Norman . . . ss that You?” [Cycles of Psycho] • Christopher Conlon • ar
43 • Following a Shadow [The BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971–1978)] • Derek Hill • ar
53 • Digging into Crime Digests [Sleuth Mystery Magazine, Oct–Dec 1958] • Richard Krauss • cl
64 • Dracula Lives (Again)! [The Marvel Horror Magazines, Part 1] • Peter Entantino • ar
86 • S. Craig Zahler on . . . Comic Archives • S. Craig Zahler • ar
91 • Sleaze Alley • Peter Enfantino • rc
_91 • Torture Club, Clyde Allison (William Knoles), Evening Reader, 1965 • br
_92 • Naked She Died, Don Elliot (Robert Silverberg) • br
_93 • Psycho Circus, Andrew Shaw, Evening Reader, 1966 • br
_94 • Carnal Countess, Don Bellmore, Pleasure Reader, 1967 • br
_95 • Well Hung-Up, J.X. Williams, Adult Books, 1968 • br
97 • R&D: The Bassiere of Fire! • David J. Schow • cl
104 • A Good Cast is Worth Repeating • bg
Cimarron Street Books website
Contents formatted for inclusion in Phil Stephensen-Payne’s Galatic Central reference website.
FictionMags Index Family Item Types & Other Abbreviations key.
Inside The Digest Enthusiast No. 15:
The history and evolution of Fantasy Tales as told by its editors Stephen Jones and David A. Sutton in a behind-the-scenes interview, complete with vintage photographs and artifacts.
The Digest Enthusiast No. 15 is now available in four editions:
Fifteen C print with color interior (available now from lulu.com, available soon from amazon and select booksellers)
Fifteen BW print with b&w interior (available now from amazon)
Fifteen digital print replica with color interior for Kindle (available now)
Fifteen digital print replica with color interior for Magzter (available soon)
The Digest Enthusiast No. 15 is now available in four editions:
Fifteen C print with color interior (available now from lulu.com, available soon from amazon and select booksellers)
Fifteen BW print with b&w interior (available now from amazon)
Fifteen digital print replica with color interior for Kindle
Fifteen digital print replica with color interior for Magzter (available soon)
Here’s what’s waiting for you inside:
Interview
The history and evolution of Fantasy Tales as told by its editors Stephen Jones and David A. Sutton in a behind-the-scenes interview, complete with vintage photographs and artifacts.
Articles
Gary Lovisi exposes the licentious Marijuana Girl by N.R. de Mexico, as cited by the Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials in 1952.
Howard Browne’s vision for the ultimate fantasy and science fiction digest: Fantastic. An in-depth review of its debut year, packed with the inside stories behind its fiction.
Tom Brinkmann uncovers the original 7 Year Itch with buxom beauty Vanessa Brown and Tom Ewell via the pocket-size pages of People Today.
Anthony Perconti corresponds with author William Preston about his Old Man series for Asimov’s Science Fiction, that includes a peek into the final episode, yet to come.
Peter Enfantino wraps up Manhunt’s third year in an edifying, gripping exposé, capped with his top ten picks for 1955.
Jack Seabrook lauds Avon’s Murder Mystery Monthly No. 31 with William Irish’s “If I Should Die Before I Wake” in a revealing examination of the master’s talent for terror and suspense.
Joseph Gollomb, once credited as the premier true crime reporter of the day, proves the conceit in our in-depth review of his digest classic: 11 True Crimes.
The crime fiction of “Lost Author” Carl G. Hodges is ripe for revival. Join the ranks of his fans as we recount his career with a deep dive into 1951’s digest novel: Crime On My Hands.
Steve Carper returns with a robust report on the rare children’s digest series, Boys’ and Girls’ Fiction, straight out of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Robert A.W. Lowndes’ Startling Mystery Stories No. 2 gets its due in an inclusive review of its stories, with author backgrounds and feature summaries.
News
Industry news—with over 30 cover previews—from the digest world’s favorite editors, publishers, and writers.
In all, there are nearly 150 magazine covers, cartoons by Bob Vojtko, and more. Cover by Rachel Krauss.
160 pages, published in color and b&w print editions, and for Kindle and Magzter, by Larque Press LLC.
