Category Archives: Pulp

New Arrivals, Feb 18th, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Rick Robinson

I took 2 large boxes of books to the library used book store and donated them a few days ago. Some were already in a box labeled “donate” and others were just pulled from the shelves. Not much room was … Continue reading →

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Current Reading, January 19 – 25, 2015

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Rick Robinson

I finished A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan. I liked it pretty much, so I got the second in the series, Tropic of Serpents from the library a few days ago. It was also good though I did skim … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading November 18 – 24, 2013

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Rick Robinson

NEW ARRIVALS: Well, a big week. In response to a post on Kage Baker’s In the Company of Thieves that Andrea Johnson put up on her fine blog, Little Red Reviewer, I commented that I loved The Bird of the River. The … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading October 21 – 27, 2013

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Rick Robinson

NEW ARRIVALS: I didn’t buy any books. I didn’t have any pre-orders arrive. So, good for me on my buy less, start less, finish more plan. However, I had a birthday. For a reader that means at least one book; in this … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading October 7 – 13, 2013

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Rick Robinson

NEW ARRIVALS: I had a nightmare last night. I was trying to buy some books to complete a series by some author, but every time I saw the couple of books I needed, I was stopped by the forceful voice in … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading September 30 – October 6, 2013

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Rick Robinson

NEW ARRIVALS: After my good behavior of one book a week or less for a while, then a batch of mysteries last week, I’ve gone a bit overboard. Bad me. Here’s the arrivals: A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading September 2 – 8, 2013

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Rick Robinson

NEW ARRIVALS: It’s gotten cool and wet here, a nice break for the garden and us before the final hot days of Summer later in the month.Wonderful weather, gardening, various outings have kept us busy, but I’ve taken time for … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading July 22 – 28, 2013

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Rick Robinson

NEW ARRIVALS: Something different this time, though one more Judge Dee book did slip in (from a different A-zon warehouse, I guess).   Necklace and Calabash by Robert van Gulik [University of Chicago Press, 1992 – 5th printing – trade … Continue reading →

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FFB: Summer Reading List

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Rick Robinson

Most of the books shown and discussed below are either forgotten or seldom read. A couple of them are new within the last year, but not the majority of them. So I’m counting this as this week’s Friday Forgotten Book … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading April 29 – May 5, 2013

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Rick Robinson

I’m finding more and more things at the library lately, between our Multnomah County system and the neighboring Clackimas County one. With two county systems to draw from, plus inter-loan should it become necessary, we’re finding quite a lot of … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading April 22 – 29, 2013

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Rick Robinson

We’ve had smashing weather here the last week or more. This is the best April in Portland, OR in many a year. NEW ARRIVALS: Two gifts this time and not much else, which is fine as way too much has … Continue reading →

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FFB: The Cobra, King of Detectives by Richard B. Sale

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Rick Robinson

this is the 108th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The Cobra – The King of Detectives by Richard B. Sale – stories © 1934, 1935, this collection © 2009, Altus Press 2009 trade paper, short story collection, mystery pulp reprint, with … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading March 4 – 10, 2013

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Rick Robinson

NEW ARRIVALS: A few things this time, all in a series, and you can blame George Kelley (I do) for some of these arriving at my home. The reasons for the rest are elucidated below. This is what I meant … Continue reading →

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