It interests me
to imagine characters shifting
from one
situation and one location to another
for whatever the circumstances may be.
- Jhumpa Lahiri.
Monday, July 6, 2026
Jhumpa Lahiri, on writing:
Recommended reading - The Mammoth Book of Pulp Action (2001)
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The Mammoth Book of Pulp Action
Edited by Maxim Jakubowski.Mammoth Books.
ISBN-13: 978-0786709205
Kid clips a coupon, by Erle
Stanley Gardner; Goodbye Hannah, by Steve Fisher; Sinners' paradise, by Raoul
Whitfield; Motel, by Evan Hunter aka Ed McBain; Smile, corpse, smile!, by Bruno
Fischer; Pulp connection, by Bill Pronzini; Brush Babe's poison pallet, by
Bruce Cassiday; Gangsta wore red, by Michael Guinzburg; Caravan to Tarim, by
David Goodis; Lady who left her coffin, by Hugh B. Cave; Death at the main, by
Frank Gruber; Red goose, by Norbert Davis; First five in line, by Charles
Willeford; Where there's a will, there's a slay, by Frederick C. Davis; Ride a
white horse, by Lawrence Block; Best man, by Thomas Walsh; Dog life, by Mark
Timlin; Don't look behind you, by Fredric Brown; College-cut kill, by John D.
MacDonald; Lost coast, by Marcia Muller; Pit, by Joe R. Lansdale; Clean sweep,
by Roger Torrey; Eye of the beholder, Ed Gorman.
Crooked cops and ruthless
bigshots, breathless chases, cheating molls and gun-toting villains – they’re
all here in this great new volume of pulp fiction stories, featuring classic
noir and hard-boiled crime authors from eight decades of crime writing.
In these enlightened times we
know that, far from being a lower form of literature, pulp fiction is the term
for what the best storytelling provides – hugely enjoyable pyrotechnic thrills
and shocks galore.
This great new collection from
popular literature’s best pulp writers includes such talents as: Charles
Willeford, Ed Mcbain, Bill Pronzini, Ed Gorman, Lawrence Block, John D.
MacDonald, Bruno Fischer, Mark Timlin, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael Guinzburg, Erle
Stanley Gardner, Frederic Brown and many more.
Born on this day – Mignon G. Eberhart:
Mignon G. Eberhart
Writer
July 6, 1899 – October 8, 1996
Credits:
Patient in Room 18 (1929); The
Mystery of Hunting's End (1930); While the Patient Slept (1930); From This Dark
Stairway (1931); Murder by an Aristocrat (aka Murder of My Patient) (1932);
Wolf in Man's Clothing (1942); Man Missing (1954); The Cases of Susan Dare
(1934); Death in the Fog (aka The Dark Garden) (1933); The White Cockatoo
(1933); The House on the Roof (1935); Fair Warning (1936); Danger in the Dark
(aka Hand in Glove) (1937); The Pattern (1937); The Glass Slipper (1938); Hasty
Wedding (1938); Brief Return (1939); Chiffon Scarf (1939); The Hangman's Whip
(1940); Speak No Evil (1941); With This Ring (1941); Fourth Mystery Book
(1942); The Man Next Door (1943); Unidentified Woman (1943); Escape the Night
(1944); Wings of Fear (1945); Five Passengers from Lisbon (1946); The White
Dress (1946); Another Woman's House (1947); House of Storm (1949); Hunt With
the Hounds (1950); Never Look Back (1951); Dead Men's Plans (1952); The Unknown
Quantity (1953); Postmark Murder (1956); Another Man's Murder (1957); Melora
(aka Promise of Murder) (1959); Jury of One (1960); The Crime at Honotassa (aka
The Cup, the Blade or the Gun) (1961); Enemy in the House (1962); Run Scared
(1963); Call After Midnight (1964); R.S.V.P. Murder (1965); Witness at Large
(1966); Woman on the Roof (1967); Message from Hong Kong (1969); El Rancho Rio
(1970); Two Little Rich Girls (1971); Murder in Waiting (1973); Nine O'Clock
Tide (1975); Danger Money (1975); Family Fortune (1976); Bayou Road (1979);
Casa Madrone (1980); Family Affair (1981); Next of Kin (1982); The Patient in
Cabin C (1983); Alpine Condo Crossfire (1984); A Fighting Chance (1986); Three
Days for Emeralds (1988); Five of My Best (1949); Deadly Is the Diamond (1958);
The Crimson Paw (1959); Best Mystery Stories (1988); Mignon G. Eberhart's Best
Mystery Stories (1988); Dead Yesterday and Other Stories (2007); Patient in
Room 18 / While the Patient Slept (1930); Speak No Evil / with This Ring (1945);
Another Woman's House / Cheer for the Dead / Shadow for a Lady (1947); Murder
Of A Nymph/ Hunt With The Hounds/ Jews For A Shroud (1950); Melora / Black Gold
Murders / Prelude to Murder (1959); Danger Money / Romanov Succession / Horn of
Roland (1974); American Detective Stories (1943); Fifty Famous Detectives of
Fiction (1983); Two short stories: Introducing Susan Dare & Spider (dates
unknown).
Born on this day – Frida Kahlo:
Frida Kahlo
Painter
July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954
Credits:
Movies and television:
Arena (1987);
Becoming Frida Kahlo (2023); Bir Resim Bir Hikaye (2020); Brush with Life: The
Art of Being Edward Biberman (2007); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
(2019); Celebremos México: Hecho en México (2005); Chavela (2017); Chez Frida
Kahlo (2011); Diego Rivera; vida y obra (1986); Everybody Knows... Elizabeth
Murray (2016); Evocación de Frida (1960); Frida (2024); Frida / biopic starring
Salma Hayek (2002); Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti (1983); Frida Kahlo (1971 /
1982); Frida Maestra, el arte al encuentro de la vida (2005); Imagine (2005);
Kunst und Krankheit - Kranke Körper, verletzte Seelen (2022); L’amour à
l’oeuvre (2019); Lanterne Cosmique (2020); Madonna in Madonna: Celebration -
The Video Collection (2009); Madonna: Bedtime Story (1995); Maria Felix: La
inalcanzable doña (2002); Se que es imposible (1991); The Switch Drag Race
(2018); Un siglo con Frida: Frida Kahlo, Homenaje nacional (2007); Viva la
Frida! (2001).
Born on this day – Cathy O'Donnell:
Cathy O'Donnell
Actress
July 6, 1923 – April 11, 1970
Credits:
Ben-Hur (1959); Bonanza (1964); Bury Me Dead (1947); Center Stage (1954); Climax! (1955); Compression (2023); Detective Story (1951); Eight O'Clock Walk (1954); In Town Today (1951); Lights Out (1951); Loves of Three Queens / Segment: The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships (1954); Mad at the World (1955); Man Without a Gun (1959); Matinee Theatre (1956); My World Dies Screaming (1958); Never Trust a Gambler (1951); Orient Express (1953–1954); Perry Mason (1961); Side Street (1949); Sugarfoot (1961); Target (1958); Tate (1960); The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960); The Amazing Mr. X (1948); The Best of Broadway (1955); The Best Years of Our Lives (1946); The Californians (1958); The Deerslayer (1957); The Detectives (1960); The Man from Laramie (1955); The Miniver Story (1950); The Motorola Television Hour (1954); The Philip Morris Playhouse (1954); The Rebel (1960); The Story of Mankind (1957); The Woman's Angle (1952); These Amazing Shadows (2011); They Live by Night (1948); Wonder Man (1945); Zane Grey Theatre (1958).
Born on this day – Marian Carr:
Marian Carr
Actress
July
6, 1926 – July 30, 2003
Credits:
Cell 2455, Death Row (1955); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); China Smith (1953); Follow That Blonde (1946); Four Star Playhouse (1953); Ghost Town (1956); Indestructible Man (1956); Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model (1955); It's a Wonderful Life (1946); Kiss Me Deadly (1955); Nightmare (1956); Northern Patrol (1953); Producers' Showcase (1956); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956); Ring of Fear (1954); San Quentin (1946); Schlitz Playhouse (1954); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A. (1947); The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947); The Doctors (1963); The Great Gildersleeve (1956); The Harder They Fall (1956); The Loretta Young Show (1953); The Millionaire (1955); The New Adventures of China Smith (1954); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); The Red Skelton Hour (1955); The Seven Little Foys (1955); The Whistler (1954); Twin Husbands (1946); When Gangland Strikes (1956); World for Ransom (1954); Your Jeweler's Showcase (1953).
Born on this day – Kate Coscarelli:
Kate Coscarelli
Writer
Actress
Producer
July 6, 1927 – August 25,
1999
Credits:
Books:
Dublu
Testament (1995); Fame & Fortune (1984); Heir Apparent (1993); Leading Lady
(1991); Living Color (1987); Perfect Order (1985); Phantasm (2002); Pretty
Women (1989).
Movies and
television:
Jim, the
World's Greatest (1975); Kenny & Company (1976); Phantasm (1979);
Phantasmagoria (2005).
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