Video Memories of PulpFest 2026

Another PulpFest in the books (ahem!), and as always, it was all over much too quickly. It's a special place, and I think The Book Graveyard's Groundskeeper Nick Anderson summed it up eloquently in his opening comments to his pre-PulpFest interview with chairman Jack Cullers. I've cued the clip to Nick's comments:

"It's a beautiful thing to be a part of." Absolutely true!

YouTuber Rock Savage stopped by the New Texture table asking a question that, in more literate times, was a conversation starter at parties: What was the last book you read?

What I should have said was, "It wasn't Christopher Nolan's Odyssey movie that inspired me to read it. It was Ralph Fiennes' Odyssey movie, The Return!" (Highly recommended, by the way.)

Gary Lovisi has been reviewing Men's Adventure Library releases pretty much since we started releasing them, and he's been very kind to our books. His review videos are not only informative, but thanks to the presence of his wife (and camera operator) Lucille, Lovisi videos are among the most charming as well.

I've cued his video to our meeting (our first in person!), and my somewhat starstruck response to appearing on the Lovisi cam after years as a viewer is sincere.

Lee Charlton, aka The Retired Book Guy, is a recent addition to the ranks of BookTubers covering PulpFest. He hung out for a bit talking MAM art and artists. He picked up our Mort Künstler collections at the show, and promises a fuller video review of both books is in the offing. I'll look forward to that, and will share it here when he posts it.

Finally, we circle back to Nick from The Book Graveyard, who dropped by the table to chat and see what Men's Adventure Library titles were getting the most attention this year:

While I've cued these videos to my appearances, I hope you'll take the time to review all the videos in full, so you can meet some other PulpFest characters and envy their book hauls. At the very least, you'll get a sense of what you missed and why you should start planning to attend next year's festivities.

Big thank yous to the three guys at the top of the PulpFest totem pole, all of whom are incredibly patient, ridiculously supportive, and a lot of fun: Thank you Jack Cullers, thank you Mike Chomko, thank you Bill Lampkin. Thank you William Patrick Maynard for being such a funny and generous table neighbor. Thank you Eric Blackburn, Neal and Bernice Jones, and Innes Weir for your help and support at the event. Thanks to friends new and old who stopped by the table to chat. Thanks to those who supported our work by buying our books. And thanks to all the volunteers and attendees who helped make PulpFest a success.

Meanwhile, dates have been announced for PulpFest 2027! Get the early news on the PulpFest site, HERE.

Gary Lovisi on Gil Cohen's INSIDE/OUT: ARCHIVE COLLECTION

"This book is a literal feast for the eyes...just unbelievable. Beautiful women, fighting men...action packed!"

 

Gary Lovisi's knowledgeable yet playful video reviews are among my favorites. So when he chooses to discuss one of our books, it's cause for celebration. Charming collaborations between Gary and his wife Lucille, their videos can make me feel like I'm right there with them, talking books with old friends. When we get a thumbs-up from Gary, we know we're doing something right.

"This is a really special book. Just loaded with the best of Gil Cohen's work in the men's adventure magazines... Motorcycle gangs, cannibals, World War II, giant animals attacking people, guys jumping out of planes, Bigfoot... This is a great book. Here's to you, Gil!" 

And here's to you, Gary and Lucille! Thank you for your always entertaining videos and continued support of our work.

Buy the SIGNED edition of the Archive Collection with FREE SHIPPING from New Texture HERE.

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Gary Lovisi's Video Review of WEASELS!

"Just stunning."

 

Writer and pulp scholar Gary Lovisi has single-handedly taken on our brand-new, full color hardcover edition of Weasels Ripped My Flesh!

Is there anything left of him?

"This is a beautiful, beautiful edition. Just stunning. These are great stories. Over 400 pages, loaded with photos, interviews, and articles... (Includes) Walter Wager, Robert Silverberg, Harlan Ellison, Mario Puzo...everybody who's anybody who wrote for these magazines, whether under their own names or under pseudonyms. Wild, wild stuff, and it's just great fun."

Gary's videos are always fun and informative, and his praise carries a lot of weight with us. See for yourself:

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle with Josh Alan Friedman, the new edition of Weasels Ripped My Flesh! is part of the Men's Adventure Library series, and is available now in softcover and hardcover editions. Get it from Amazon HERE.

Gary Lovisi on ATOMIC WEREWOLVES AND MAN-EATING PLANTS!

 

"A must for any reader of classic horror and weird stuff." 

Gary Lovisi reviews (and browses) Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants.

Edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle, Atomic Werewolves and Man-Eating Plants is part of the Men's Adventure Library series, and is available now in softcover and as an expanded hardcover with bonus material. Buy it HERE.

Lawrence Block's THE NAKED AND THE DEADLY

The focus and subject matter of mid-century men’s adventure magazines (MAMs) were wide-ranging, and versatile storytellers able to confidently navigate genres, approaches, and authorial voices found regular, lucrative work in their pages. Among those talented writers was a notable newcomer: Lawrence Block—though his initial pieces would see print under various pseudonyms. 

Not the Lawrence Block you know, who is among the most widely read, respected, and celebrated writers of crime and mystery fiction in the world. Internationally read and internationally honored, upon whom The Mystery Writers of America bestowed the title of Grand Master. A storyteller with over 65 years of professional experience in damn near every mode of written expression, whose essays, magazine columns, and non-fiction books focused on the art, craft, and business of writing have endured to inform generations. 

Not that Lawrence Block. 

Not yet…

The Men's Adventure Library announces the release of one of the most anticipated books in the series: The Naked and the Deadly: Lawrence Block in Men's Adventure Magazines. Collecting Block's early work for MAMs, with stories ranging from dramatic non-fiction to hard-boiled crime, detective stories, and international intrigue, The Naked and the Deadly is at once a look at a legendary writer's earliest work and swift development as well as a representative selection of the types of stories that made MAMs famous -- and infamous.

In this latest release from The Men’s Adventure Library, series editors Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle restore the early work of Lawrence Block for their new collection, reissuing these long lost early stories in their original, unexpurgated versions for the first time since their original publication, and presented with the full cooperation of the Author. 

To welcome Block to the Men’s Adventure Library, The Naked and the Deadly will be issued in four distinct, handsome editions: 

1. An expanded 396-page, 6” x 9” color hardcover that adds over 60 pages to the contents of the paperback and ebook editions. Includes dozens of supplementary color and monochrome illustrations, further context and background by the Editors, and an entire additional 8,000-word story by Block that is exclusive to the hardcover. Get it here: https://amzn.to/3ORiKBV

2. A 12-story, 444-page, 4.370” x 7.000” collectible mass market paperback edition, created to honor Block’s many successes in paperbacks. Get it here: https://amzn.to/43fdIDy

3. A 12-story ebook, duplicating the contents of the mass market paperback. Get it here: https://amzn.to/3N5U6ev

4. A strictly limited, 200-copy edition of the expanded hardcover that includes a custom bookplate signed by Lawrence Block and the Editors, tipped-in by hand. Available exclusively at www.BlockNaked.com while copies remain. Get it here: www.BlockNaked.com

All editions include a scene-setting preface by the Editors and a brand new introduction written for this collection by Block.

This is the summer to get Naked!

Below is an early review video from Paperback Parade's Gary Lovisi that offers a peek inside both print editions:

Gary Lovisi Reviews GEORGE GROSS: COVERED [video]

Writer and scholar Gary Lovisi reviews George Gross: Covered, edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle for The Men's Adventure Library, published by New Texture.

Buy George Gross: Covered from Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3Cb0GMF 

Buy signed copies from co-editor Robert Deis here: https://bit.ly/3T33PDW

Please note: Suggested retail price for George Gross: Covered in hardcover is $39.95. In softcover, $24.95. If Amazon or any other retailer is charging more than that, we recommend you purchase copies at cover price from Bob Deis at the above link.