50s book covers

Marcia Private Secretary

In my review of the thriller I'll Tell You Everything, by Gerald Bullett and J. B. Priestley, I mentioned how these two respected English authors, primarily associated primarily with "mainstream" works, wrote some additional crime and mystery fiction, including legitimate detective novels. Today I am reviewing one by Gerald Bullett; in a few days I will review one by J. B. Priestley. Near the end of his life, Gerald Bullett (1893-1958), published two legitimate detective novels under the…

Borrowing quite a bit from the Penguin covers of the same period for Deighton's books. Dated November 1966.

1940s magazine cover from the 'Femme Fatale' exhibition at the Justice and Police Museum, Sydney

The Enid Blyton Society was formed in early 1995 and its aim is to provide a focal point for collectors and enthusiasts of Enid Blyton through its magazine, The Enid Blyton Society Journal, its annual Enid Blyton Day, and its website.

British book cover design and artwork, 1950s, 1960s

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Permabook Edition M-4255 (1962) Henry Klinger Cover art by Harry Bennett

A friend at University gave me Desiree to read. I enjoyed it so much that years later I tracked down a '50s hardcover edition.

Farewell, My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler Pocket Book 4002, 1963 Cover art James Neil Boyle

A gallery of ten vintage pulp fiction novel book covers from the 1940s and 1950s, curated for maximum cheesiness and fun.

I LOVE vintage teen books. Was there ever a time when teens had so little to worry about?

About a month from now, Baz Luhrmann’s much-anticipated film adaptation of The Great Gatsby will hit theaters, and try as we might to maintain a healthy amount of “they’re going to ruin it” skepticism, we have to admit that we’re pretty excited. So…

Hailed as a masterpiece from its first publication, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright young couple who are bored by the banalities of suburban life and long to be extraordinary. With heartbreaking compassion and clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April's decision to change their lives for the better leads to betrayal and tragedy.