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    The Million [v1 #1, March 26, 1892] ed. Geo. Newnes (1p, 8pp, 12″ x 17½″) []
    Details supplied by Richard Bleiler.
    • 3-4 · Hearts of Gold and Hearts of Steel [Part 1 of ?] · Henry Herman · sl
    • 5-6 · Azoff the Spy · [uncredited] · ss

    Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [#2, March-April 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 72pp, A4, cover by Mark Harrison) []
    • 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed
    • 6 · Sir Harry’s Game · Eugene Byrne · ar [Ref. George MacDonald Fraser]; A profile of Flashman’s chronicler.
    • 13 · Just Kidding, Folks · Colin Greenland · iv [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut]; Meet the master of satirical SF.
    • 17 · Heartbreaker · Brian Stableford · ss; illustrated by Kevin Cullen; A new conte cruel, or nasty tale.
    • 24 · Slightly Foxed: Banned in New York · David Langford · cl; A famous book-banning in New York.
    • 25 · Aiken to Write · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Joan Aiken]; The mistress of children’s novels, gothics, historicals, mysteries.
    • 29 · Judith Krantz and All That Jazz · Wendy Bradley · ar [Ref. Judith Krantz]; The American author of glamorous romances is examined.
    • 33 · Old World Values · Paul Webb · iv [Ref. Colin Forbes]; Interview with the bestselling thriller writer.
    • 37 · An Afternoon of Wimsey · Wendy Bradley · ms [Ref. Dorothy L. Sayers]
    • 38 · From Cowboys to Private Eyes · Brendan Wignall · iv [Ref. Loren D. Estleman]; A profile of the creator of private eye Amos Walker.
    • 43 · Classic Books About Popular Fiction, 2: Snobbery with Violence by Colin Watson · Kim Newman · ar [Ref. Colin Watson]; A classic book on popular fiction.
    • 44 · Baroness Orczy: Anglophile Extraordinary · Mary Cadogan · ar [Ref. Baroness Orczy]; She created the Scarlet Pimpernel, and more.
    • 46 · The Hungarian Contribution to the British Empire · David Pringle · ms
    • 49 · A Story for Which the World Is Not Yet Prepared · Andrew Lane · bi; Sherlock Holmes - his adventures have continued forever: a list of them.
    • 54 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 2: P.C. Wren · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. P. C. Wren]; An exploration of Beau Geste and the other adventure novels.
    • 58 · Historic Heroines and Hard-Working Girls · Mary Cadogan · br; A look at some recent love stories.
    • 59 · Prehistoricals · Nick Lowe · br; Jean M. Auel and one of her emulators are reviewed.
    • 60 · Science-Fiction Funnies · Brian Stableford · br; On two humorous SF novels.
    • 60 · Fifteen Funny Science-Fiction Novels · David Pringle · ms
    • 61 · Horrors · Mark Morris · br; A survey of the field of fright.
    • 62 · Tawdry Glitz · Wendy Bradley · br; Disapproval of a recent blockbuster.
    • 63 · Well, Was It a Bird? · Pete Crowther · br; On some graphic delights.
    • 65 · Crime and Thrills · Misc. · br
    • 69 · Books About Popular Fiction: October-December 1990 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [#3, May-June 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 68pp, A4, cover by Mark Harrison) []
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · Spinning Up with Leslie Thomas · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Leslie Thomas]; A profile of the author of The Virgin Soldiers and many other novels.
    • 11 · W. Howard Baker · Jack Adrian · ob [Ref. W. Howard Baker]
    • 12 · Slightly Foxed: Bound and Gagged · David Langford · cl; On the Saint, gagged and bound.
    • 13 · Dragons and Beyond · Jessica Palmer · iv [Ref. Anne McCaffrey]; The Dragon Lady of SF is interviewed.
    • 18 · The Gothic—As She Ought to Be Wrote · John Christopher · ar; About the career of his alter ego, Hilary Ford.
    • 20 · Antiques, Medicine and a Sense of Fun · Guy Clapperton · iv [Ref. Jonathan Gash]; A talk to the creator of antiques expert and crimebuster Lovejoy.
    • 25 · Fiction Round the Rooms · George Locke · ar; On the fate of popular fiction in the auction rooms.
    • 28 · Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty · Wendy Bradley · iv [Ref. Peter O’Donnell]; The wonderful career of Modesty Blaise outlined, with an interview with the heroine’s creator.
    • 31 · Punslingers · Angus Wells · ar; About his prolific past as writer of paperback westerns.
    • 35 · Classic Books About Popular Fiction, 3: The Art of the Mystery Story ed. Howard Haycraft · Brian Stableford · ar; illustrated by Howard Haycraft; Extolling a classic book about popular fiction.
    • 36 · From Spenser to Marlowe · Pete Crowther · iv [Ref. Robert B. Parker]; The creator of Spenser, private eye, has recently revived an older hero.
    • 40 · The Crimes of Fu Manchu · Andrew Lane · ar [Ref. Sax Rohmer]; The famous oriental villain, created by Sax Rohmer, has had a long career: a chronicle of it.
    • 45 · Ethel M. Dell: A Rapturous Realist · Mary Cadogan · ar [Ref. Ethel M. Dell]; Remembering this popular author’s tales of throbbing hearts.
    • 48 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 3: H. Rider Haggard and She · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. H. Rider Haggard]; Probing the psychology of the creator of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed.
    • 52 · Victorian Governesses and Gritty, Wartime Girls · Mary Cadogan · br; Reviewing some love stories, old and new.
    • 54 · Historicals · Mat Coward & Eugene Byrne · br; Two recent historical novels are reviewed.
    • 55 · Thrills · Misc. · br
    • 58 · Rain and Sun · Mark Morris · br; A survey of the horror scene.
    • 59 · Crimes · Misc. · ar
    • 62 · Nostalgia’s Much More Than It Used to Be! · Pete Crowther · br; On some illustrated delicacies.
    • 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: January-February 1991 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [#4, July-August 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 68pp, A4, cover by Clifford Harper) []
    • 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · Mistress of the Medieval Mystery · Mike Ashley · iv [Ref. Ellis Peters]; Exploring the world of historical whodunnits, and a talk to the creator of Brother Cadfael.
    • 12 · Slightly Foxed: The Worst Crime in the World · David Langford · cl; On the delights of very bad detective stories.
    • 13 · Campaigning Queen of the Genre · Mary Cadogan · iv [Ref. Barbara Cartland]; An interview with the remarkable Dame of English romantic fiction.
    • 18 · Did Hercule Poirot Invent Agatha Christie? · Chriss McCallum · ar [Ref. Agatha Christie]; Did Hercule Poirot ruin Christie’s writing career?.
    • 19 · Cay Van Ash: A Man Out of His Time · Andrew Lane · iv [Ref. Cay Van Ash]; Speaking to Sax Rohmer’s literary heir.
    • 23 · Larry McMurtry and the Rebirth of the Western · Kim Newman · ar [Ref. Larry McMurtry]; On the work of a favourite novelist.
    • 26 · Gratuitous Violets · Eugene Byrne · iv [Ref. Philip Kerr]; An interview with the creator of a German private eye.
    • 29 · March Violets · James Miller · br [Ref. Philip Kerr]
    • 29 · The Pale Criminal · James Miller · br [Ref. Philip Kerr]
    • 31 · Fairy-Tale Horror · Andy Sawyer · ar [Ref. Virginia Andrews]; This late author whose books keep hitting the bestseller lists created a new sub-genre with very old roots.
    • 38 · That Scarlett Woman · Jay Dixon · ar [Ref. Alexandra Ripley]; News of a long-awaited sequel by another hand.
    • 39 · Jack Higgins: An Annotated Checklist · Phil Stephensen-Payne · bi [Ref. Jack Higgins]; Britain’s top thriller writer has written more books, under more names, than you might realize.
    • 43 · The Eagle Has Flown · Mat Coward · br [Ref. Jack Higgins]
    • 44 · Classic Books About Popular Fiction, 4: Boys Will Be Boys by E.S. Turner · Mary Cadogan · ar [Ref. E. S. Turner]; On a classic, and delightful, study of popular fiction.
    • 46 · The Boots/RNA Award for the Romantic Novel of the Year · Marina Oliver · ms
    • 48 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 4: James Hadley Chase and No Orchids for Miss Blandish · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. James Hadley Chase]; Taking issue with George Orwell’s famous put-down of No Orchids for Miss Blandish.
    • 52 · The Return of Philip Marlowe · Kim Newman · br; Some recent sequels by other hands are reviewed.
    • 53 · Romances · Misc. · br; Love stories, reviewed.
    • 55 · Grand Admiral of Them All · Eugene Byrne · br; On the latest period adventures from Patrick O’Brian and others.
    • 57 · Thrills · Misc. · br; Spy-stories and thrillers assessed.
    • 59 · Horrors, Subtle and Not So Subtle · Mark Morris · br; A survey of the recent horror scene.
    • 61 · Crimes · Misc. · br; Mystery and crime fiction reviewed.
    • 63 · The Syndication Rag · Pete Crowther · br; On some comic-strip oldies.
    • 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: March-April 1991 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#6, November-December 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 68pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · History with Fun · Lisa Tuttle · iv [Ref. Dorothy Dunnett]; Talking to one of Britain’s very best historical novelists.
    • 11 · Once Upon a Crime · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Mary Higgins Clark]; The top-selling American author of spine-tingling thrillers is interviewed.
    • 15 · Slightly Foxed: The Reader Is Warned · David Langford · cl; How many ways are there for a murderer to vanish from a locked room?.
    • 16 · The Morbidity of the Soul · Bill Reiss · ar [Ref. Thomas Harris]; About a fashionable but reclusive author.
    • 19 · From Art School to Writers’ Roadshow · Brendan Wignall · ar [Ref. Liza Cody]; Talking to a rising British crime novelist.
    • 24 · Master of Mystery · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [Ref. E. Charles Vivian]; The Inspector Head series by E. Charles Vivian, near-forgotten detective writer, is celebrated.
    • 28 · Mystery Maker · J. E. Miller · ar [Ref. Seamark]; Another ’tween-the-wars favourite is remembered.
    • 30 · Redneck—and Proud of It · Wendy Bradley · iv [Ref. J. T. Edson]; Finding that Britain’s leading writer of westerns has strong views about everything.
    • 33 · Crime versus Romance · Daphne Wright · ar; Daphne Wright, alias Natasha Cooper, tells us what it’s like to be split between two popular genres.
    • 36 · Oceans of War · Chris Adam-Smith · iv [Ref. Douglas Reeman]; The creator of Richard Bolitho and other seafaring heroes is interviewed.
    • 40 · Ouida: A Victorian Bestseller · June Barraclough · ar [Ref. Ouida]; One of the great Victorian favourites is recalled.
    • 45 · The Simple Art of Melodrama · Guy Barefoot · ar; The blood-and-thunders of yesteryear have had a long afterlife.
    • 48 · Classic Books About Popular Fiction, 5: The Purple Heart Throbs by Rachel Anderson · Jay Dixon · ar; A classic book about genre fiction is described.
    • 49 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 6: The Descendants of Robinson Crusoe · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. Daniel Defoe]; Transporting us to a world of coral islands and blue lagoons.
    • 54 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br; Romance, crime, horror and historicals reviewed.
    • 62 · Just Your Average All-American Boy · Pete Crowther · br; On certain well-remembered comics of the 1940s and 50s.
    • 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: May-August 1991 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#7, January-February 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · Adventures in Storytelling · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Hammond Innes]; Meeting Britain’s grand master of adventure.
    • 10 · Master of Historical Reality and Romance · Mary Cadogan · iv [Ref. E. V. Thompson]; A leading writer of historical sagas is interviewed.
    • 13 · Slightly Foxed: On the Twilight Edge · David Langford · cl; Does the supernatural belong in detective fiction?.
    • 14 · Passport for a Hero · Colin Munro · iv [Ref. James Leasor]; The creator of Dr Jason Love is profiled.
    • 18 · Prolificity · Brad Spurgeon · ar; A questionnaire was sent to the world’s most prolific writers; here is a report on their responses.
    • 21 · Eighty Years of Romance · Jay Dixon · ar; On the history of Mills & Boon, perhaps the most famous name in British fiction publishing.
    • 26 · Shopping and Thinking · Wendy Bradley · iv [Ref. Lisa Appignanesi]; Talking to Lisa Appignanesi, author of five Mills & Boon novels, who has now “broken out”.
    • 28 · Strands of Memory · Mike Ashley · ar; The Strand Magazine, original home of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and E. Nesbit’s Five Children, is celebrated.
    • 32 · Leaning Towards a Primitive Socialism · Ruth Eglesfield · iv [Ref. Campbell Armstrong]; Interviewing the author of Jig, Mazurka and other dances of fear.
    • 36 · Classic Books About Popular Fiction, 6: New Maps of Hell by Kingsley Amis · Graham Andrews · ar [Ref. Kingsley Amis]; Recalling a witty and opinionated book about genre fiction.
    • 38 · Waiting for Mailer’s Big One · Gregory Feeley · iv [Ref. Norman Mailer]; The Alpha Male of American letters has written a spy novel, which should come as no surprise.
    • 43 · Fit to Be Tied: Tales of Wells Fargo · Graham Andrews · cl [Ref. Frank Gruber]; Remembering a TV “spin off” book by the late Frank Gruber.
    • 44 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 7: Hank Janson · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. Hank Janson]; About the post-war tough guy of British paperback fiction.
    • 46 · The Rise of Hank Janson · Steve Holland · ms [Ref. Hank Janson]
    • 50 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br; Romance, historicals, crime, thrillers and horror reviewed.
    • 61 · Where There’s Will, There’s the Way! · Pete Crowther · br [Ref. Will Eisner]; Reintroducing a master of the graphic-novel form.
    • 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: September-November 1991 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#8, March-April 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · Attacking Pretensions · Brendan Wignall · iv [Ref. Tom Sharpe]; One of the great funny authors of our time is interviewed.
    • 10 · Something Funny in the Woodshed · James Miller · ar [Ref. Stella Gibbons]; Remembering humorist Stella Gibbons on the 60th anniversary of her masterpiece Cold Comfort Farm.
    • 12 · Clodpolls and Coots · Mat Coward · iv [Ref. Anthony Buckeridge]; Talking to the creator of schoolboy Jennings.
    • 16 · Slightly Foxed: Gorey Stories · David Langford · cl [Ref. Edward Gorey]; Exploring the very strange worlds of Edward Gorey.
    • 17 · A.J. Alan: The First Broadcaster · Jack Adrian · ar [Ref. A. J. Alan]; Recalling the career of A.J. Alan, Britain’s first great star of the airwaves.
    • 21 · Showing You the Bullet-Holes in His Jacket · Andrew Lane · iv [Ref. Stephen Gallagher]; Interviewing a novelist and scriptwriter of menace.
    • 25 · Classic Books About Popular Fiction, 7: Tellers of Tales by Roger Lancelyn Green · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. Roger Lancelyn Green]; Describing a classic book about popular fiction.
    • 26 · The Poetry of Pulp · Jessica Bond · iv [Ref. John Harvey]; A talk with poet, playwright and creator of policeman Charlie Resnick.
    • 29 · Magnolia Blossom and Whiplash · Andy Sawyer · ar; Investigating the steamy “slaver” novels of Kyle Onstott and Lance Horner.
    • 35 · Wild Scenery and Romance · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Elizabeth Buchan]; She bears a famous surname, this writer of “new wave” romances.
    • 38 · A Very English Writer · Martin Edwards · iv [Ref. Robert Barnard]; An interview with one of the best and most humorous detective novelists in Britain today.
    • 41 · Hall Caine: Prince of Romantic Novelists · Vivien Allen · ar [Ref. Hall Caine]; Recalling the Manx bestseller, an exceedingly famous name at the turn of the century.
    • 46 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 8: Raymond Chandler’s Mean Streets · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. Raymond Chandler]; Prohibition, H.L. Mencken and the rise of the private eye - all are linked together.
    • 51 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br; Romances, fairy stories, crime, thrillers and horror reviewed.
    • 62 · Comicbook Verité · Pete Crowther · br; Celebrating the achievements of Stan Lee, master of comic books.
    • 65 · Books About Popular Fiction: December 1991-January 1992 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#9, May-June 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · “Everybody’s Different, Nobody’s Perfect, and We All Die” · Jay Dixon · iv [Ref. Rosamunde Pilcher]; An interview with the bestselling author of The Shell Seekers.
    • 10 · Profit from Experience · Katy Fletcher · iv [Ref. Ted Allbeury]; Britain’s veteran spy novelist, in conversation.
    • 14 · Slightly Foxed: The Rest of Chesterton · David Langford · cl [Ref. G. K. Chesterton]; Compiling the ideal anthology of G.K. Chesterton’s stories.
    • 15 · Murder by Gaslight · Peter Lovesey & Alanna Knight · ar; Two of the leading writers in the intriguing sub-genre of “Historical Mysteries”, compare notes.
    • 19 · Jeffrey Archer · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Jeffrey Archer]; The first of our new mini-interviews features Britain’s most famous bestseller.
    • 20 · Doc Biggles Drummond Templar—When He Was a Boy · Graham Andrews · ar [Ref. Philip José Farmer]; The Man of Bronze is back, and the first of his new adventures has been written by none other than Philip Jose Farmer.
    • 24 · Of Sequels and Prequels—and Sequels by Other Hands · David Pringle · ar; Attempting to get to grips with an ever-growing phenomenon.
    • 27 · This Side of the Rainbow · Kim Newman · iv [Ref. Geoff Ryman]; An interview with Geoff Ryman, author of a moving new novel about Dorothy and Toto (and Judy).
    • 29 · The Lumber Room of Memory · B. J. Rahn · iv [Ref. Catherine Aird]; A leading detective novelist tells about her lumber-room of memory.
    • 36 · Iris Gower · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Iris Gower]; The popular Welsh saga-writer is the subject of our second mini-interview.
    • 37 · The Pat Hobby Stories, or “Boil Some Water—Lots of It” · James Miller · ar [Ref. F. Scott Fitzgerald]; Taking a nostalgic look at some of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most entertaining stories.
    • 38 · 70 Hollywood Fictions · James Miller & David Pringle · bi; The movies, movie-makers and movie myths have inspired many tales.
    • 41 · Classic Books About Popular Fiction, 8: Fiction and the Reading Public by Q.D. Leavis · Andy Sawyer · ar [Ref. Q. D. Leavis]; Re-assessing one of the earliest books about popular fiction: Q.D. Leavis’s famous tirade against bestsellers.
    • 43 · Mistress of Jalna · June Barraclough · ar [Ref. Mazo de la Roche]; Recalling one of the most popular of all multi-generation sagas.
    • 50 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 9: Robert Hichens and The Garden of Allah · Brian Stableford · ar; On yesterday’s bestseller Robert Hichens.
    • 54 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br; Romances, crime, thrillers and horror reviewed.
    • 62 · Gang Warfare (or Come the Resolution, Brothers…) · Pete Crowther · br; On the Justice League of America and other costumed teams from the great days of comic books.
    • 65 · Books About Popular Fiction: February-March 1992 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#10, July-August 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · Daughter of Champions · Mike Ashley · iv [Ref. Juliet Dymoke]; A leading English historical novelist is interviewed.
    • 10 · Saints Alive! · Peter Lovesey · ar [Ref. Leslie Charteris]; Talking about the creator of the Saint.
    • 13 · The Saint on Film and TV · Guy Clapperton · ar [Ref. Leslie Charteris]; Tracing that debonair hero’s career in film and television.
    • 17 · Living in the Belly of the Beast · Pete Crowther · iv [Ref. Andrew Vachss]; Meeting one of the oddest and most controversial of current American crime novelists.
    • 21 · Jessica Stirling · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Jessica Stirling]; In the third of our mini-interviews, we question a leading romantic saga-writer - who turns out to be a man.
    • 22 · Ice the Deli Man · Peter Garratt · iv [Ref. Jonathan Kellerman]; The American psychologist and crime writer is interviewed by a fellow psychologist.
    • 25 · Fictional Elvis · Julian Stringer · iv [Ref. Greil Marcus]; Talking to Julian Stringer about the “fictional” career of Elvis Presley.
    • 30 · A Stout Fellow · David Langford · ar [Ref. Rex Stout]; The orchid-loving, gourmet detective is making a comeback; looking at some reissued novels by Rex Stout.
    • 33 · The Case Against Disney World · Ruth Eglesfield · iv [Ref. Carl Hiaasen]; Talking to Carl Hiaasen, an interesting new American crime novelist.
    • 37 · East Lynne at the Movies · Guy Barefoot · ar [Ref. Mrs. Henry Wood]; Mrs Henry Wood’s tear-jerker has had a long afterlife on the screen.
    • 41 · Tessa Barclay · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Tessa Barclay]; Another popular author is the subject of our fourth mini-interview.
    • 42 · Fit to Be Tied: The Couch · Graham Andrews · cl [Ref. Robert Bloch]; About a little-known movie novelization by Robert Bloch.
    • 44 · Far Seeing? · Andy Sawyer · ar [Ref. Joan Grant]; Joan Grant claimed that her historical novels were written by past selves.
    • 47 · The Lost Biography of Henry Rider Haggard · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [Ref. Roger Lancelyn Green]; Paying tribute to Rider Haggard’s biographer Roger Lancelyn Green.
    • 49 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 10: Bulwer-Lytton and The Last Days of Pompeii · Brian Stableford · ar; On yesterday’s bestseller Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton.
    • 54 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br
    • 62 · The Purity of Pap · Pete Crowther · br; Finding true illustrated entertainment surprisingly close to home.
    • 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: April-May 1992 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#11, September-October 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · Reading on the Loo · Wendy Bradley · iv [Ref. Keith Waterhouse]; Talking to one of the best humorous novelists—not to mention playwright, scriptwriter and journalist extraordinary.
    • 11 · On Animal Fantasy · Garry Kilworth · ar; In the tradition of Watership Down… they have been referred to as “talking vermin” books.
    • 12 · Some Animal Fantasies · David Pringle · bi
    • 16 · Slightly Foxed: Notes & Queries · Dave Langford · cl; Indulging in some fine textual nitpicks…
    • 17 · A Very Good Plotter · Martin Edwards · iv [Ref. Reginald Hill]; Talking to the author of the Dalziel & Pascoe books, now regarded as one of Britain’s finest crime novelists.
    • 20 · Life—But Not As We Know It · Susan Aldridge · ar [Ref. Michael Crichton]; The work of the popular American scientific thriller-writer is assessed.
    • 23 · James Herbert · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. James Herbert]; Bestselling horror novelist Herbert is the subject of our fifth mini-interview.
    • 24 · The Child of Ocean · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. Ronald Ross]; A little-known desert-island romance is examined.
    • 26 · Three Is No Crowd · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar; Peter Berresford Ellis has enjoyed a tripartite career as a writer; now he reveals all (well, almost).
    • 31 · Another 50 Hollywood Fictions · David Pringle · bi; Continuing the list - another 50-odd novels about the movies and Tinseltown.
    • 34 · The Smouldering Screen · James Miller · br; Reviewing two of the more recent Hollywood novels listed above.
    • 35 · Movie Books Galore · Kim Newman · ar; Casting an expert eye over some recent non-fiction about films and film-makers.
    • 38 · Sarah Harrison · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Sarah Harrison]; The popular author of sagas and comedies answers questions in our sixth mini-interview.
    • 39 · The Shambling Shamus · Graham Andrews · ar [Ref. Richard S. Prather]; Assessing the work of Richard S. Prather, Gold Medal man, one of the legends of American crime fiction.
    • 47 · Technothrillers! · David Pringle · bi; A spectacular new genre of war fiction has emerged: some examples of the form.
    • 49 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 11: Eugène Sue and The Mysteries of Paris · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. Eugène Sue]; Eugène Sue was one of the most influential popular writers of the 19th century.
    • 53 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br; Romance, crime, thrillers, Americana, biography, etc, reviewed.
    • 60 · Unpleasant Dreams · Pete Crowther · br; Considering “The British Effect” on the American horror comicbook.
    • 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: June-August 1992 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#12, November-December 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 60pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · A Decent Human Being in the Modern World · Brendan Wignall · iv [Ref. David Nobbs]; Talking to the well-known humorous novelist, creator of the recently televised “Henry Pratt” series.
    • 11 · Slightly Foxed: The Missing Bits · Dave Langford · cl; Revealing the censorship which can afflict even the funniest prose.
    • 12 · History in School Was Never Like This · Lindsey Russell · ar [Ref. Dinah Lampitt]; Meeting a popular historical novelist whose work verges on the fantastic.
    • 15 · “So Little Is Definite” · S. T. Joshi · ar [Ref. Robert Aickman]; A major analysis of the edgy macabre stories written by one of Britain’s greatest exponents of the weird tale.
    • 23 · Susan Moody · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Susan Moody]; This talented crime novelist is the subject of our seventh mini-interview.
    • 25 · Fit to Be Tied: Men Into Space · Graham Andrews · cl [Ref. Murray Leinster]; About a television spin-off novel by the late Murray Leinster.
    • 28 · Hunting the Death Guard · Nick Austin · ar [Ref. Philip George Chadwick]; An account of the tracking down of The Death Guard, Philip George Chadwick’s fabled scientific romance.
    • 30 · Scattergood Baines, Tugboat Annie and Friends · Bernard A. Drew · ar; Heard of Mr. Ephraim Tutt, Scattergood Baines or Tugboat Annie? Their adventures filled the Saturday Evening Post.
    • 35 · Frederick E. Smith · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Frederick E. Smith]; The popular author of war and adventure stories answers questions in our eighth mini-interview.
    • 37 · Feminism and a Fenland Faustus · Gina Wisker · ar [Ref. Fay Weldon]; Fay Weldon’s last TV series, Growing Rich, appeared simultaneously in novel form; absorbing it both on screen and in print.
    • 40 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 12: Robert Graves’s I, Claudius · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. Robert Graves]; Robert Graves wrote what was possibly the greatest historical novel of the century.
    • 45 · Bear Essentials · Pete Crowther · ar; Looking nostalgically at those magical Rupert Bear annuals (by Alfred Bestall and others) which have been appearing since 1936.
    • 49 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br; Romance, crime, thrillers, horror, etc, reviewed.
    • 56 · Books About Popular Fiction: August-October 1992 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#13, January-February 1993] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 60pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lc
    • 6 · A Strange Kind of Believer · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Clive Barker]; Best-known for his horror tales, popular novelist and film director Clive Barker is moving towards fantasy.
    • 10 · The Many Faces of Dracula · Kim Newman · ar; Dracula Returns…and returns, and returns: looking at the many faces of the fiend in fiction and film.
    • 14 · Queen of Espionage Fiction · Mary Cadogan · iv [Ref. Evelyn Anthony]; One of our leading romantic thriller writers, author of The Tamarind Seed, is interviewed.
    • 17 · The Nobility of Suffering · Pete Crowther · iv [Ref. Ed Gorman]; Talking to a distinguished American short-story writer who is master of many genres.
    • 21 · Soft Landings! · Jennifer Schofield · ar [Ref. Captain W. E. Johns]; It’s Captain W.E. Johns’s centenary: writing a nostalgic tribute to one of the century’s bestselling adventure-story writers.
    • 25 · Jean Saunders · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Jean Saunders]; This popular novelist is the subject of our ninth mini-interview.
    • 27 · The King’s New Clothes · S. T. Joshi · ar [Ref. Stephen King]; Providing a controversial analysis of the colossal outpourings of fiction by today’s world-bestselling author.
    • 38 · Classic Books About Popular Fiction, 9: Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of the Pulp Magazine by Ron Goulart · Graham Andrews · ar [Ref. Ron Goulart]; An enjoyable book about popular fiction in the pulp magazines is recalled.
    • 41 · Peter O’Donnell · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Peter O’Donnell]; The creator of Modesty Blaise answers questions in our tenth mini-interview.
    • 43 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 13: James Hilton’s Lost Horizon · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. James Hilton]; James Hilton, author of Lost Horizon, was much admired in the 1930s.
    • 47 · The Sincerest Form of Flattery · Pete Crowther · ar [Ref. Ray Bradbury]; About the adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s most memorable stories to comic-book form.
    • 50 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br; Romance, crime, thrillers, Hollywood novels, etc, reviewed.
    • 57 · Books About Popular Fiction: November-December 1992 · Misc. · bi

    Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction [#14, March-June 1993] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 56pp, A4) []
    • 4 · Pigments of the Imagination · John Feetenby · ar [Ref. John D. MacDonald]; Looking at the colourful character of ’salvage expert’ Travis McGee.
    • 9 · Druids and Starships · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Patricia Kennealy]; Talking to fantasy novelist Patricia Kennealy about the late Jim Morrison.
    • 13 · Dorothy L. Sayers: The Highbrow Detective Story · S. T. Joshi · ar [Ref. Dorothy L. Sayers]; On the appeal of a celebrated detective novelist.
    • 18 · Slightly Foxed: Owl Stuffing Time · Dave Langford · cl; Sampling a Stuffed Owl.
    • 19 · Forever on the Prowl · Kim Newman · ar; Cataloguing the many appearances of Jack the Ripper in fiction and film.
    • 22 · Charlotte Lamb · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Charlotte Lamb]; Interrogating a Mills & Boon novelist.
    • 24 · Mystery of the Amateur Detectives · Gary Westfahl · ar; Writing about the early days of the Hardy Boys, American boy detectives.
    • 33 · Gerald Seymour: A Real Writer · Ian R. MacLeod · ar [Ref. Gerald Seymour]; On the virtues of this British thriller writer.
    • 35 · Jo, Katy, Rebecca, Anne, Judy and Pollyanna · June Barraclough · ar; Recalling some North American childhood heroines and their creators.
    • 40 · Back with Bunter · Andy Sawyer · ar [Ref. Frank Richards]; The Fat Owl flies again.
    • 43 · Lynda La Plante · Gordon Wells · iv [Ref. Lynda La Plante]; Questioning the author of Prime Suspect in our 12th mini-interview.
    • 45 · Yesterday’s Bestsellers, 14: W.H. Hudson’s Green Mansions · Brian Stableford · ar [Ref. W. H. Hudson]; Reappraising an early example of the ecological romance by W. H. Hudson.
    • 49 · Flickering Pictures · Pete Crowther · ar; Checking out the latest graphic novels and other illustrated delights.
    • 51 · Reader’s Letter · Stephen Gallagher · lt
    • 52 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. · br; Crime and humorous fiction reviewed.
    • 54 · Books About Popular Fiction: December 1992 - February 1993 · Misc. · bi

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