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    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

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