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The Yellow Peril: Asian Invasions in the Racist Literature of Yesteryear
The Yellow Peril: Asian Invasions in the Racist Literature of Yesteryear
By Benjamin Welton
October 01, 2014

At the height of dime novel and pulp magazine popularity, alarmist writers concocted — to great fanfare — racist images of Asian super villains and military takeovers.

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How Raymond Chandler Took Down Sherlock Holmes
How Raymond Chandler Took Down Sherlock Holmes
By Benjamin Welton
July 23, 2014

In celebration of Chandler’s birthday, we look back on “The Simple Art of Murder,” his seminal essay which broke the British stranglehold on detective fiction.

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Literary Tourism: My Failed Attempt at Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco
Literary Tourism: My Failed Attempt at Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco
By Freddie Moore
June 04, 2014

Skipping Don Herron’s renowned tour, two New Yorkers try to take a walk in Hammett’s gumshoes for themselves.

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Sentences from Sentences: 5 Famous Authors Who Went to Prison
Sentences from Sentences: 5 Famous Authors Who Went to Prison
By George Dobbs
May 16, 2014

On the 297th anniversary of Voltaire’s imprisonment in the Bastille, we celebrate authors who made the most of their time served.

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10 Great Novels That were Originally Published as Pulp
10 Great Novels That were Originally Published as Pulp
By Jake Flanagin
December 05, 2013

For those unconvinced that pulp is as necessary as literary fiction, we present 10 great novels that were originally published as pulp.

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