LOOKING FORWARD: NEW BLOCKBUSTER BY MATTHEW REILLY – MR EINSTEIN’S SECRETARY
Mr Einstein’s Secretary by Matthew Reilly (Macmillan, 17 October 2023) Australian author Matthew Reilly is best known for his wild, over-the-top thrillers that...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: EARLY AUSTRALIAN PULP BOOK HAUL
In my recent book scavenging I have come across some rare early Australian pulp paperbacks and digests. They have not been in the best of condition, but they are...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: PHANTOM BOOKS – BOOK HAUL
Between 1951 and 1961 the Sydney publishers Original Novels Foundation published over 300 titles in their Phantom Book series. They initially drew on books from the US...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: AUSTRALIAN BOOK HAUL
Pickings have been a little slim lately, but thanks to friends I have acquired some nice pulpy Australian titles from the 1950s through to the early 1970s and a couple...
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FORGOTTEN THRILLERS: THE BENGALI INHERITANCE By Owen Sela
The Bengali Inheritance by Owen Sela (Coronet, 1976) Owen Sela is now largely unknown to modern spy fiction readers, although there is a small group who remember his...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: MODELS, NECKLACES AND AUSTRALIAN ARTWORK – A JAMES HADLEY CHASE BOOK HAUL
I recently added to my James Hadley Chase collection with a good selection of covers from different phases of his publishing career, including a rare Australian edition...
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