tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post7849982639232248351..comments2024-02-25T20:56:16.684-05:00Comments on Pulp Serenade: NoirCon Day 3Cullen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-12913463677536424992010-11-09T08:04:36.885-05:002010-11-09T08:04:36.885-05:00I haven't read that Meaker book yet. I have se...I haven't read that Meaker book yet. I have several of her Vin Packer Gold Medals on the shelf, but have only read "Spring Fire" so far. I'll keep my eyes out for this one.Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-14000259361516503342010-11-08T12:34:15.035-05:002010-11-08T12:34:15.035-05:00Do read, if you haven't already, Marijane Meak...Do read, if you haven't already, Marijane Meaker's HIGHSMITH: A ROMANCE OF THE 1950S, an account of their affair in the years that both their careers were taking off (Highsmith with acclaim and no money publishing with Knopf, Meaker with money but hiding behind pseuds such as Vin Packer as one of Gold Medal's stars), and the recursions of Highsmith into her life in later years. Man, I loved M. E. Kerr's novels as a kid (her other most-frequent pseudonym).Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-83880838928468313702010-11-07T22:27:03.244-05:002010-11-07T22:27:03.244-05:00The Schenkar bio on Highsmith was one of the best ...The Schenkar bio on Highsmith was one of the best reads this year. Highsmith. Whew! What a twisted character.<br /><br />Top coverage, Cullen.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-44739448206232657122010-11-07T19:35:40.939-05:002010-11-07T19:35:40.939-05:00And I'm listening to the radio version of DRAG...And I'm listening to the radio version of DRAGNET (on WAMU's THE BIG BROADCAST, via the web) as I type.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574898998296059114.post-76396230464276584222010-11-07T19:34:41.310-05:002010-11-07T19:34:41.310-05:00The "dead hooker" joke at the DAMNED NEA...The "dead hooker" joke at the DAMNED NEAR DEAD panel is perhaps best left unexplored.<br /><br />And at least one of Highsmith's most powerful short stories, "The Terrapin," doesn't include any murder (of humans)...but worlds of pain. An elaboration on Saki's "Sredni Vashtar," perhaps.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com