K. Harper (kharper@bgnet.bgsu.edu)
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 22:36:34 -0400
Greetings, all:
1. First, a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to the Spurlocks on the
recent addition to their family! What have you named your
son, Duane?: Philip, Samuel, or--remembering your preferred
reading--Lamont?
2. As to posting my _Flynn's_/_Detective Fiction Weekly_
history here, I'd certainly be willing to write up the more
interesting tidbits once this conference is over. Right now,
however, the paper isn't terribly interesting except to
bibliographers: I've used representative issues to trace
shifts in subscription/single-issue prices, titles (seven in
25 years, plus dozens of subtitles), advertising base, number
and type of contributions, target audience, etc. Unless
you're fond of statistics, it's pretty dry stuff, but the
actual story of William J. Flynn and "his" magazine is
fascinating. Plus, I caught the publisher playing two sneaky,
this-side-of-unethical tricks with a classic 1942 novelette.
Watch for details in about two weeks.
Now---gotta get back to WORK!
Best,
Kathy
Katherine Harper Department of English Bowling Green State
University kharper@bgnet.bgsu.edu
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