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Arthur Guy Empey was born on this date in 1883. The soldier, actor, author and filmmaker is one of the writers profiled in The Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction. Empey, an American frustrated with neutrality, fought in World War I with the British Army beginning in 1915. He served on the Western Front as aContinue reading “Arthur Guy Empey, 1883-1963”

Fredric Brown was born on this day in 1906. He’s one of the many pulp writers profiled in the Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction, Vol. 1. Brown was a science fiction and mystery writer, known for his use of humor and for his mastery of ultra-short stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices andContinue reading “Fredric Brown, 1906-1972”

Charles Beadle was born on this day in 1881. He’s one of the many pulp writers profiled in the Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction, Vol. 2. Beadle was a pulp writer and novelist who specialized in tales of Africa and other exotic locales. The son of a ship captain, he was apparently born at seaContinue reading “Charles Beadle, 1881-194?”

We have three new pulp collections, available now in print and ebook formats via Amazon and other bookstores. Deck the Pulps: Yuletide Tales of Murder, Mayhem & Adventure Even the hard-boiled pulps took some time out to recognize the Christmas season. This collection of vintage yuletide stories includes stories of murder and mayhem, but alsoContinue reading “Three new titles from Brick Pickle Pulp”