Horwitz Publications, pulp fiction and the rise of the Australian paperback / Andrew Nette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nette, Andrew, author.

Series:

Anthem studies in Australian literature and culture.

Anthem studies in Australian literature and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Publishers and publishing--Australia--History--20th century.

Publishers and publishing.

Pulp literature--Publishing--Australia--History--20th century.

Pulp literature.

Paperbacks--Publishing--Australia--History--20th century.

Paperbacks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2022.

Summary:

This is the first book-length study of Sydney-based Horwitz Publications, the largest and most dynamic Australian pulp publisher to emerge after World War II. Although best known for its cheaply produced, sometimes luridly packaged, softcover books, Horwitz Publications played a far larger role in mainstream Australian publishing than has been so far recognised, particularly in the expansion of the paperback from the late 1950s onwards. <br><br><i>Horwitz Publications, Pulp Fiction and the Rise of the Australian Paperback</i> examines the authorship, production, marketing and distribution of Horwitz pulp paperbacks. It includes ground-breaking material on the conditions of creative labour: the writers, artists and editors involved in the production of Horwitz pulp. The book also explores how Horwitz pulp paperbacks acted as a local conduit for the global modern: the ideas, sensations, fascinations, technologies, and people that came crashing into the Australian consciousness in the 1950s and 1960s.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Pulp Jungles in Australia and Beyond

1. 'Mental Rubbish' and Hard Currency: Import Restrictions and The Origins of Australia's Pulp Publishing Industry

2. Dreaming of America: Horwitz in the Early Post-War Period

3. The Fiction Factory Expands: Horwitz in the Second Half of the 1950s

4. 'The Mighty U.S.A Paperback Invasion': Horwitz and The Changing Metabolism of Australian Publishing in The Early 1960s

5. The Female Fiction Factory

6. Party Girls and Prisoners of War: The Australianisation of Horwitz Pulp in the 1960s

7. Policing The 'Literary Sewer': Horwitz and The Censors

8. Competing with The Sexual Spectacle: Horwitz and The Mainstreaming of The Erotic, 1967-1972

9. 'You've Got to Grab Their Attention': Horwitz Cover Art

10. The End of The Pulp Jungle

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Dec 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781839982460

1839982462

9781839982477

1839982470

OCLC:

1330933711