John Harrison (29)

A fascinating look at the trashy novels and lurid paperbacks from a now bygone age when giant crabs; witchcraft; skinheads; bikers; Nazis and other assorted sleaze cluttered the shelves of any "respectable" bookshop. (Can well remember Sven Hassel pulps being the mid-70s currency of choice on the Back School bus.) The book is full of original research, checklists, writers, artists and publishers. Great profiles / interviews with luminaries such as the great Ann Bannon, Richard Geis, Lawrence Block, Ron Haydock and other much sought after favourites. The New English Library (NEL) checklist is worth the price alone. Excellent.… (meer)