In case you haven't been following what has become a weekly event anchored over at Patti Abbott's blog, Friday's Forgotten Books takes a look at novels and authors deserving of a closer look but whose names and titles may have slipped off the radar for awhile. I've been happy to contribute an offering myself months ago, and keep hoping to find a little extra time to work in more recommendations.
In the meantime, check out Sally Owen's blog. Sally works for the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and a couple of times a month lately she's been posting her own lists of "Neglected Authors," most recently Lillian O'Donnell (one of the first women to write police novels featuring female cops) and E.X. Ferrars (once described as the "writer who may be the closest of all to Agatha Christie in style, plotting and general milieu.") The bookstore being a commercial venture, Owen provides a brief bio of each author and then lists several available titles they have by that author in stock (and the condition).
Thanks to Patti, Sally, and all the others who manage and contribute to these lists each week!
Yes, please do another one.
Posted by: Patti Abbott | June 28, 2009 at 11:34 AM
I'll dig into the archives and see what I can find! So many books, so little time. I feel like Burgess Meredith in that "Twilight Zone" episode.
Posted by: BV Lawson | June 28, 2009 at 12:57 PM