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Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine J/F 2022

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine J/F 2022

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

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Fantastic 1952

Fantastic 1952

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 Jan/Feb 2022

Asimov’s Jan/Feb 2022

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

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Marijuana Girl

Marijuana Girl

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 No.8

Bare•Bones No.8

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

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Bare•Bones No.8

Inside TDE15:

Fantasy Tales spread from The Digest Enthusiast No. 15

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

The Digest Enthusiast No. 15

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.

Paperback Parade No. 112

Paperback Parade No. 112

Paperback Parade [#112 July 2021](Gryphon Books, $15.00, 100pp, digest)
1 • Contents
2 • Paperback Talk • Gary Lovisi • cl
18 • The First Star Trek Paperback & Some Others of Note! • Gary Lovisi • ar
28 • The Bantam Star Trek Paperbacks • Jules Burt • ar
43 • An Interview with Peter David • Gary Lovisi • iv
48 • A Basil Gogos Spock Portrait • David Spurlock • ar
50 • Star Trek the Original Series: The Early Pocket Books • Jules Burt • ar
66 • The Osyssey Trilogy by William Shatner & Garfield & Judith Reeves-Stevens • Tom Cantrell • ar
76 • A Joe DeVito Portriat of Seven of Nine • Richard Greene • ar
78 • An Appreciation of Rowena Morrill • Jon D. Swartz • ar
86 • Canadian Sports in Early Canadian Paperbacks • Jim Fitzpatrick • ar
96 • Matchless Paperbacks: Quark’s • Richard Greene • cl

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Asimov’s Nov/Dec 2021

Asimov’s Nov/Dec 2021

Asimov’s Science Fiction [v45 #11 & 12, #550 & 551 Nov/Dec 2021] ed. Sheila Williams, mng ed. Emily Hockaday (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 208pp, digest) Cover by Maurizio Manzieri
2 • Contents Pages
4 • Editorial: Thirty-Fifth Annual Readers’ Awards’ Results • Shelia Williams • ed
6 • Reflections: A Bad Day for the Dinosaurs • Robert Silverberg • cl
9 • I am Apple Orchard • Mark C. Childs • pm
10 • On the Net: Super! • James Patrick Kelly • cl
13 • Tracks • Bruce Boston • pm
14 • Hānai • Gregory Norman Bossert • nv
36 • Muallim • Ray Nayler • ss
45 • And the Raucous Depths Abide • Sam Schreiber • ss
49 • Disrupted Patterns • Jennifer Crow • pm
50 • Dream Interpretation • Jack Skillingstead • nv
67 • The Gem of Newfoundland • Sandra McDonald • nv
79 • Chalk and Carbon • Marissa Lingen • pm
80 • Striding the Blast • Gregory Feeley • ss
90 • Czerby at Midnight [Lena Ke’aloha] • Shelia Finch • nv
104 • Your Memories are Sponsored by a Fossil Fuel Company • Matt Thompson • pm
106 • From the Fire • Leah Cypess • nv
120 • Bread and Circuits • Misha Lenau • ss
128 • Daydream Believer • R. Garcia y Robertson • nv
147 • A Separate Resonance • P M F Johnson • pm
148 • The Ones Who Walk Away from the Ones Who Walk Away • David Gerrold • ss
159 • Tau Ceti Said What? • Jack McDevitt • ss
165 • La Terrienne • John Richard Trtek • na
199 • Next Issue • Anon • pv
200 • On Books: Alternate Realities • Norman Spinrad • rc
_200 • Or Even Eagles Flew, Harry Turtledove, Prince of Cats Literary Productions, $6.99 • br
_201 • And the Last Trump Shall Sound, Harry Turtledove, Cat Rambo, James Morrow, Caezik SF & Fantasy, $9.99 • br
_204 • Speculative Los Angeles, ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books, $13.09 • br
_206 • Unfinished Land, Greg Bear, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.00 • br
207 • The Tsuchinoko Always Lies • Megan Branning • pm
208 • SF Conventional Calendar • Erwin S. Strauss • cl

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Mystery Magazine Dec. 2021

Mystery Magazine Dec. 2021

Mystery Magazine [December 2021] ed. Kerry Carter (AM Marketing Strategies, Print $6.99, Kindle $2.99, 83pp, digest, cover by Robin Grenville Evans)
2 • Cajun State • O’Neil De Noux • ss
14 • Fruit On the Bottom • Maura Yzmore • ss
17 • Fair is Fair • Brandon Barrows • ss
28 • The Christmas Caper • Sharon Hart Addy • ss
31 • Just Another Small Town Death • Joseph Goodrich • ss
40 • A Hungarian Christmas • Vicki Weisfeld • ss
51 • Another Body • Steve Beresford • ss
60 • Santa Walks Into a Bar • Frank Oreto • ss
66 • The X in Xmas • Robert Jeschonek • ss
80 • Not Even the Mouse • Eric B. Ruark • vi; a “You-Solve-It Mystery”

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