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Posted by: Malea Walker
65 years ago, Ayn Rand published her novel Atlas Shrugged. From novels to newspapers, pulp fiction to periodicals, read more about how the popular and controversial author made her voice heard.
Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Pulp Fiction, Women's History
Posted by: Megan Halsband
We’re excited to announce that our research guide, American Women: Resources from the Serial & Government Publications Collections, is now available online!
Posted in: Comic Books, Government Documents, Newspapers, Pulp Fiction, Women's History
Posted by: Megan Halsband
Inspired by the true detective and mystery pulp fiction magazines from the early 20th century, such as Black Mask, Detective Story, and G-Men, crime comics were one of the most popular genres of the Golden Age during the 1940s and 1950s. But public fascination with crime dates back even earlier with publications such as The …
Posted in: Comic Books, Crime, Let's Talk Comics, Pulp Fiction
Posted by: Malea Walker
“Murder Straight Ahead,” “Yesterday I Lived!”, “The Lonely Corpse." With titles like these, who could resist these stories? In an era before television or even paperback books, people found excitement and entertainment in the form of pulp fiction magazines. Read more about the collections in the Newspaper Reading Room!
Posted in: Interviews, Pulp Fiction