tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post3047543758700636514..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Sand's Game -- Ennis WillieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-20487185877557608092014-09-22T06:13:44.333-05:002014-09-22T06:13:44.333-05:00You can trust Al to spread the gospel.You can trust Al to spread the gospel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-76895702936706032502014-09-21T22:45:54.044-05:002014-09-21T22:45:54.044-05:00An interesting writer, and a guy who seems to have...An interesting writer, and a guy who seems to have his head screwed on straight, too. I just read the interview with him included in the Sand's Game reprint. <br /><br />Sure, some of his stuff is a bit slapdash, but, by God, the best of his writing packs a punch as hard as anything in crime writing. I hope the Bouchercon panel will do something to spread the news about Willie. Max Allan Collins is the panelist who'll be talking about him, and I know he's a leading Willie enthusiast.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-7824172734099447322014-09-21T18:52:20.095-05:002014-09-21T18:52:20.095-05:00I just hope others will find him, too.I just hope others will find him, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-34602872327000889152014-09-21T18:25:48.749-05:002014-09-21T18:25:48.749-05:00I saw that he was still around for the reprints. T...I saw that he was still around for the reprints. The mutual affection between him and his rediscoverers is nice to see. In one picture of him surrounded by the reprints, he looks a bit like Dan J. Marlowe without the glasses.<br /><br />But I have to thank you rediscovered. Willie is my discovery of the year so far.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-60214259470044050802014-09-21T18:23:03.527-05:002014-09-21T18:23:03.527-05:00Asfar as I know that's all that's in print...Asfar as I know that's all that's in print. He's still around, and he was involved in the reprints.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-84235818217463768432014-09-21T18:15:13.479-05:002014-09-21T18:15:13.479-05:00So, just those two Ramble House collections easily...So, just those two Ramble House collections easily available? <br /><br />Is he still alive?Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-80148533244427503372014-09-20T18:32:25.388-05:002014-09-20T18:32:25.388-05:00He was really good, and it's a shame that most...He was really good, and it's a shame that most of his books are priced so high. At least this one's available.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-40494619200685380962014-09-20T18:05:04.306-05:002014-09-20T18:05:04.306-05:00Bill, I just bought this in preparation for a Bouc...Bill, I just bought this in preparation for a Bouchercon panel. Wow! That man could write. The book has made me a WIllie fan.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-365888039496894452010-06-17T11:31:51.307-05:002010-06-17T11:31:51.307-05:00I can't find information on the contents of th...I can't find information on the contents of this book beyond the table of contents on Ramble House's site.<br />The novel titles aren't the same as any of Willie's old paperbacks. Are they the author's original titles? If so, to which published novels? They aren't (dare I suggest it?) previously unpublished novels, are they? <br />And I didn't even know Willie wrote any short stories. Were they published before? If so, where?<br />This is great news-- Willie is one of the most under-rated, little known hardboiled writers of all time.<br />But the lack of info on this release is giving me the screaming fantods.<br /><br />John HockingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com