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The Pulps and Paperback Novels

These popular forms of fiction were the forerunners of much of today's genre fiction.

• The Pulp Net - A guide to the online world of pulp magazines.
  
  
• Where did science fiction come from? A primer on the pulps. - An article on the history of pulp fiction by Jess Nevins.
  
  
• The Pulp Magazine Project - Much information about pulp magazines.
  
  
• The Pulp Magazine Archive - You may read pulp magazines online.
  
  
• Pulp - an extensive article on pulp fiction from the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
  
  
• How Pulp Science Fiction Cover Art Got Its Sense of Wonder - A history of the development of science fiction pulp cover art. This is the first in a series; make sure you look for the next installment Robots, Mad Scientists and Damsels: Astounding Pulp Cover Art. These articles are from IO9.
  
  
• Pulp Fiction in Canada - This site is by the National Library of Canada.
  
  
• Vintage Paperbacks - Images of the covers of many, many pulp fiction paperbacks.
  
  
• The Frank R. Paul Gallery - an excellent collection of covers by this pioneer science fiction illustrator.
  
  
• Edward Stratemeyer - American author and founder of the Stratemeyer syndicate which published many juvenile fiction series such as the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. The Literature Network has a biography and links to his works available online.
  
  
• The Street & Smith Project - Project to preserve the pulp fiction produced by Street & Smith.
  
  
• Pulp's Big Moment - The rise in popularity of the paperback novel in American after 1939. This is an article by Lewis Menand in the The New Yorker, Jan. 5, 2015.
  
  
• The George Kelly Paperback and Pulp Fiction Collection - Lockwood Memorial Library at the University of Buffalo.
  
  
• Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls - The Kent State Department of Special Collections and Archives.
  
  
• Pulp Magazine Collection - The University of Louisville Library.
  
  
• The Library of Congress Pulp Fiction Collection - The Library of Congress has a huge collection of pulp magazines published between the 1920's and the 1950's.
  
  
• A Collection of Value: Mass Market Paperbacks at the Library of Congress
  
  
• The Russel B. Nye Collection - at the University of Michigan. This collection contain pulp fiction, mystery novels, science fiction, and comic books.
  
  
• Pulp magazines - Information from the library at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
  
  
• Israeli Pulp Fiction Collection - At Arizona State University.
  
  
• PulpFest - August 1 -4, 2024 in Pittsburgh, PA. A gathering of fans of pulp fiction.
  
  
• Edgar Rice Burroughs - The creator of Tarzan and other science fiction.
  
  
• Robert E. Howard - The creator of Conan the Barbarian.
  
  

This site is maintained by Linda Bertland, school librarian, Philadelphia, PA. Please address any comments, additions, or corrections to info@sldirectory.com