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A detailed history of postwar paperback publishing in the UK, exploring the 'mushroom jungle' of pulp fiction and its cultural impact.
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A detailed history of postwar paperback publishing in the UK, exploring the 'mushroom jungle' of pulp fiction and its cultural impact.
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He began writing seriously in the mid-1980s and went full time in 1990 since when he has had over 1,500 articles published and written or edited over 50 books. An expert on British comics and pulp paperbacks, he has appeared numerous times on radio and television.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Discusses steamy pulp covers and lurid sexual content; covers obscenity trials
Violence & gore
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References hard-boiled crime themes in the paperbacks studied
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft content
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Covers 1950s obscenity trials, comics purge, and moral panic over pulps
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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References pulp content and crackdowns that fueled obscenity prosecutions
Other
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