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15 Nov

Today in pulp: a woman with great hair is fleeing a gothic house. Why?

Well this is a signal to the reader: they hold in their hands one of ‘those’ books – not a historical romance or a ghost story, but a modern gothic romance.

Let's learn more... #MondayMotivation

New readers start here: what is a modern gothic romance? Well it's a romance story with strong supernatural themes, all tied to an atmospheric and foreboding building which our heroine must flee.

Actually it's a lot more complex than that...

Firstly it has a long pedigree. Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764) is usually acknowledged as the first gothic romance; set during the Crusades it follows Lord Manfred's fateful decision to divorce his wife and pursue his dead son's bride-to-be Isabella.

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15 Nov

Today I'm looking at Penguin Books from 1966. Why? Because that's the year they ditched the Marber Grid and brought in Alan Aldridge as art director to spice up their fiction covers!

He was a controversial choice, so let's see how he did...

Sleepwalkers, by David Karp. Penguin Books, 1966.

I really like this as a cover!

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. Penguin Books, 1966. Another favourite of mine.

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@PulpLibrarian

13 Nov

It takes a brave, confident man to wear a yellow rollneck.

And as for yellow double denim... 🔥🔥🔥

Bombay Cooler for the win.

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@PulpLibrarian

13 Nov

You know what folks, it's time for us to talk tripe on Twitter!

Warming, delicious tripe...

"The poor man's oyster", "The food of kings"; tripe was once held in high regard as a staple of a wholesome diet by rich and poor alike.

But what is it?

Well tripe is the polite name for the cleaned muscle wall of a cow's stomach. There are three types of tripe (blanket, honeycomb and leaf) depending on which one of the cow's stomachs is used.

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