Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [# 7, January-February 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4); [PSP] 4 • Editorial • David Pringle • ed4 • Readers’ Letters • The Readers • lt6 • Adventures in Storytelling • Stan Nicholls • iv [Hammond Innes]; Meeting Britain’s grand master of adventure.10 • Master of Historical Reality and Romance • Mary Cadogan • iv [E. V. Thompson]; A leading writer of historical sagas is interviewed.Slightly Foxed: ___ 13 • On the Twilight Edge • David Langford • cl; Does the supernatural belong in detective fiction?.14 • Passport for a Hero • Colin Munro • iv [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 [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 [Campbell Armstrong]; Interviewing the author of Jig, Mazurka and other dances of fear.Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 36 • 6: New Maps of Hell by Kingsley Amis • Graham Andrews • ar [Kingsley Amis]; Recalling a witty and opinionated book about genre fiction.38 • Waiting for Mailer’s Big One • Gregory Feeley • iv [Norman Mailer]; The Alpha Male of American letters has written a spy novel, which should come as no surprise.Fit to Be Tied: ___ 43 • Tales of Wells Fargo • Graham Andrews • cl [Frank Gruber]; Remembering a TV “spin off” book by the late Frank Gruber.Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 44 • 7: Hank Janson • Brian Stableford • ar [Hank Janson]; About the post-war tough guy of British paperback fiction.46 • The Rise of Hank Janson • Steve Holland • ms [Hank Janson]50 • Novels Reviewed • Misc. Material • br; Romance, historicals, crime, thrillers and horror reviewed.61 • Where There’s Will, There’s the Way! • Pete Crowther • br [Will Eisner]; Reintroducing a master of the graphic-novel form.64 • Books About Popular Fiction: September-November 1991 • Misc. Material • bi
Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [# 8, March-April 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4); [PSP] 4 • Readers’ Letters • The Readers • lt6 • Attacking Pretensions • Brendan Wignall • iv [Tom Sharpe]; One of the great funny authors of our time is interviewed.10 • Something Funny in the Woodshed • James Miller • ar [Stella Gibbons]; Remembering humorist Stella Gibbons on the 60th anniversary of her masterpiece Cold Comfort Farm.12 • Clodpolls and Coots • Mat Coward • iv [Anthony Buckeridge]; Talking to the creator of schoolboy Jennings.Slightly Foxed: ___ 16 • Gorey Stories • David Langford • cl [Edward Gorey]; Exploring the very strange worlds of Edward Gorey.17 • A.J. Alan: The First Broadcaster • Jack Adrian • ar [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 [Stephen Gallagher]; Interviewing a novelist and scriptwriter of menace.Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 25 • 7: Tellers of Tales by Roger Lancelyn Green • Brian Stableford • ar [Roger Lancelyn Green]; Describing a classic book about popular fiction.26 • The Poetry of Pulp • Jessica Bond • iv [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 [Elizabeth Buchan]; She bears a famous surname, this writer of “new wave” romances.38 • A Very English Writer • Martin Edwards • iv [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 [Hall Caine]; Recalling the Manx bestseller, an exceedingly famous name at the turn of the century.Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 46 • 8: Raymond Chandler’s Mean Streets • Brian Stableford • ar [Raymond Chandler]; Prohibition, H.L. Mencken and the rise of the private eye - all are linked together.51 • Novels Reviewed • Misc. Material • 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. Material • bi
Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [# 9, May-June 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4); [PSP] 4 • Readers’ Letters • The Readers • lt6 • “Everybody’s Different, Nobody’s Perfect, and We All Die” • Jay Dixon • iv [Rosamunde Pilcher]; An interview with the bestselling author of The Shell Seekers.10 • Profit from Experience • Katy Fletcher • iv [Ted Allbeury]; Britain’s veteran spy novelist, in conversation.Slightly Foxed: ___ 14 • The Rest of Chesterton • David Langford • cl; 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 [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 [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 [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 [Catherine Aird]; A leading detective novelist tells about her lumber-room of memory.36 • Iris Gower • Gordon Wells • iv [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 [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.Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 41 • 8: Fiction and the Reading Public by Q.D. Leavis • Andy Sawyer • ar [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 [Mazo de la Roche]; Recalling one of the most popular of all multi-generation sagas.Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 50 • 9: Robert Hichens and The Garden of Allah • Brian Stableford • ar; On yesterday’s bestseller Robert Hichens.54 • Novels Reviewed • Misc. Material • 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. Material • bi
Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#10, July-August 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4); [PSP] 4 • Readers’ Letters • The Readers • lt6 • Daughter of Champions • Mike Ashley • iv [Juliet Dymoke]; A leading English historical novelist is interviewed.10 • Saints Alive! • Peter Lovesey • ar [Leslie Charteris]; Talking about the creator of the Saint.13 • The Saint on Film and TV • Guy Clapperton • ar [Leslie Charteris]; Tracing that debonair hero’s career in film and television.17 • Living in the Belly of the Beast • Pete Crowther • iv [Andrew H. Vachss]; Meeting one of the oddest and most controversial of current American crime novelists.21 • Jessica Stirling • Gordon Wells • iv [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 [Jonathan Kellerman]; The American psychologist and crime writer is interviewed by a fellow psychologist.25 • Fictional Elvis • Julian Stringer • iv [Greil Marcus]; Talking to Julian Stringer about the “fictional” career of Elvis Presley.30 • A Stout Fellow • David Langford • ar [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 [Carl Hiaasen]; Talking to Carl Hiaasen, an interesting new American crime novelist.37 • East Lynne at the Movies • Guy Barefoot • ar [Henry Wood, Mrs.]; Mrs Henry Wood’s tear-jerker has had a long afterlife on the screen.41 • Tessa Barclay • Gordon Wells • iv [Tessa Barclay]; Another popular author is the subject of our fourth mini-interview.Fit to be Tied: ___ 42 • The Couch • Graham Andrews • cl [Robert Bloch]; About a little-known movie novelization by Robert Bloch.44 • Far Seeing? • Andy Sawyer • ar [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 [Roger Lancelyn Green]; Paying tribute to Rider Haggard’s biographer Roger Lancelyn Green.Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 49 • 10: Bulwer-Lytton and The Last Days of Pompeii • Brian Stableford • ar; On yesterday’s bestseller Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton.54 • Novels Reviewed • Misc. Material • br60 • The Purity of Pap • Pete Crowther • br; Finding true illustrated entertainment surprisingly close to home.64 • Books About Popular Fiction: April-May 1992 • Misc. Material • bi
Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#11, September-October 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4); [PSP] 4 • Readers’ Letters • The Readers • lt6 • Reading on the Loo • Wendy Bradley • iv [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 • biSlightly Foxed: ___ 16 • Notes & Queries • Dave Langford • cl; Indulging in some fine textual nitpicks….17 • A Very Good Plotter • Martin Edwards • iv [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 [Michael Crichton]; The work of the popular American scientific thriller-writer is assessed.23 • James Herbert • Gordon Wells • iv [James Herbert]; Bestselling horror novelist Herbert is the subject of our fifth mini-interview.24 • The Child of Ocean • Brian Stableford • ar [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 [Sarah Harrison]; The popular author of sagas and comedies answers questions in our sixth mini-interview.39 • The Shambling Shamus • Graham Andrews • ar [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.Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 49 • 11: Eugène Sue and The Mysteries of Paris • Brian Stableford • ar [Eugène Sue]; Eugène Sue was one of the most influential popular writers of the 19th century.53 • Novels Reviewed • Misc. Material • 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. Material • bi
Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#12, November-December 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 60pp, A4); [PSP] 4 • Readers’ Letters • The Readers • lt6 • A Decent Human Being in the Modern World • Brendan Wignall • iv [David Nobbs]; Talking to the well-known humorous novelist, creator of the recently televised “Henry Pratt” series.Slightly Foxed: ___ 11 • 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 [Dinah Lampitt]; Meeting a popular historical novelist whose work verges on the fantastic.15 • “So Little Is Definite” • S. T. Joshi • ar [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 [Susan Moody]; This talented crime novelist is the subject of our seventh mini-interview.Fit to be Tied: ___ 25 • Men into Space • Graham Andrews • cl [Murray Leinster]; About a television spin-off novel by the late Murray Leinster.28 • Hunting the Death Guard • Nick Austin • ar [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 [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 [Fay Weldon]; Fay Weldon’s last TV series, Growing Rich, appeared simultaneously in novel form; absorbing it both on screen and in print.Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 40 • 12: Robert Graves’s I, Claudius • Brian Stableford • ar [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. Material • br; Romance, crime, thrillers, horror, etc, reviewed.56 • Books About Popular Fiction: August-October 1992 • Misc. Material • bi
Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#13, January-February 1993] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 60pp, A4); [PSP] 4 • Readers’ Letters • The Readers • lt6 • A Strange Kind of Believer • Stan Nicholls • iv [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 [Evelyn Anthony]; One of our leading romantic thriller writers, author of The Tamarind Seed, is interviewed.17 • The Nobility of Suffering • Pete Crowther • iv [Ed Gorman]; Talking to a distinguished American short-story writer who is master of many genres.21 • Soft Landings! • Jennifer Schofield • ar [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 [Jean Saunders]; This popular novelist is the subject of our ninth mini-interview.27 • The King’s New Clothes • S. T. Joshi • ar [Stephen King]; Providing a controversial analysis of the colossal outpourings of fiction by today’s world-bestselling author.Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 38 • 9: Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of the Pulp Magazine by Ron Goulart • Graham Andrews • ar [Ron Goulart]; An enjoyable book about popular fiction in the pulp magazines is recalled.41 • Peter O’Donnell • Gordon Wells • iv [Peter O’Donnell]; The creator of Modesty Blaise answers questions in our tenth mini-interview.Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 43 • 13: James Hilton’s Lost Horizon • Brian Stableford • ar [James Hilton]; James Hilton, author of Lost Horizon, was much admired in the 1930s.47 • The Sincerest Form of Flattery • Pete Crowther • ar [Ray Bradbury]; About the adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s most memorable stories to comic-book form.50 • Novels Reviewed • Misc. Material • br; Romance, crime, thrillers, Hollywood novels, etc, reviewed.57 • Books About Popular Fiction: November-December 1992 • Misc. Material • bi
Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#14, March-June 1993] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 56pp, A4); [PSP] 4 • Pigments of the Imagination • John Feetenby • ar [John D. Macdonald]; Looking at the colourful character of ’salvage expert’ Travis McGee.9 • Druids and Starships • Stan Nicholls • iv [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 [Dorothy L. Sayers]; On the appeal of a celebrated detective novelist.Slightly Foxed: ___ 18 • 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 [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 [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 [Frank Richards]; The Fat Owl flies again.43 • Lynda La Plante • Gordon Wells • iv [Lynda La Plante]; Questioning the author of Prime Suspect in our 12th mini-interview.Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 45 • 14: W.H. Hudson’s Green Mansions • Brian Stableford • ar [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 • lt52 • Novels Reviewed • Misc. Material • br; Crime and humorous fiction reviewed.54 • Books About Popular Fiction: December 1992 - February 1993 • Misc. Material • bi
