Horwitz Publications, Pulp Fiction and the Rise of the Australian - Paperbac

This book explores the history of Horwitz Publications, one of Australia's largest post-war pulp publishers. 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 recognised, particularly in the expansion of the paperback that took place from the late 1950s onwards.

List of 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

About the author

Andrew Nette has a PhD from Macquarie University and is an author of fiction and non-fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Nette
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.01.2024
• EAN: 9781839991233
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-123-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Anthem Studies in Book History, Publishing and Print Culture; Anthem Studies in Australian Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books, LITERARY CRITICISM / Australian & Oceanian, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Australian & Oceanian, Classical texts, Literature: history and criticism, Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands, Anthologies