Shirrel Rhoades: 19 books

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is considered to be the first gonzo journalist. But, fact is, there were writers doing first-person stories long before his writing got tagged as “gonzo” in 1970. Shirrel Rhoades, for instance. Gonzo journalism is a style of writing in which the writer is part of...

Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the third collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: John Hemingway, Roberta...

Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the second collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a can’t-put-it-down anthology featuring eleven leading Key West mystery writers: Heather Graham; Michael Haskins; Jonathan Woods; Lucy Burdette; Hal Howland;...

Long known as a literary haven, Key West also serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. For the first time ever, eight of Key West’s leading mystery writers are collected into one volume. Included here are stories by Tom Corcoran, Michael Haskins, Jonathan Woods, Lucy Burdette,...

The island of Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the fifth collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a hard-hitting anthology that features ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost city in the continental US: Jack Mazur,...

Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the fourth collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: Bill Craig, Justin Maxwell,...

The island of Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the fifth collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a hard-hitting anthology that features ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost city in the continental US: Jack Mazur,...

This former publisher of Marvel Comics has searched back through his personal collection of old out-of-print pulp magazines to create this great anthology of classic mystery stories. Sources for these gems were such beloved pulp magazines as Amazing Stories, Fantastic Universe, and Rocket Stories....

Key West’s Heritage House Museum created the Robert Frost Poetry Festival and Contest in 1994, based on Frost’s visits to the cottage on its premises, now named after him. In 2010 the administration of the Robert Frost International Poetry and Haiku Contest event was turned over to The Studios...

Derived from the annuals of old pulp magazines, these tales are DEFINITELY weird! These are the stories you used to read with a flashlight under the covers, spooky happening from the pages of those old pulp magazines like Fanciful Tales, Fantastic Universe, and Weird Tales. From ghosts to living...

14-plus murder mysteries, each solved in four minutes or less by a Key West original, an ex- NYPD homicide detective named Wharton “Four Fingers” Dalessandro. In between bar hopping, playing chess, and occasional housepainting jobs, he nails the bad guy (or gal). One finger missing on his right...

** A unique compilation of classic mysteries stories from the days of pulp fiction. A return to those great old mysteries found in Black Mask and other pulp magazines, this collection will have you biting your nails as culprits get their just deserts. Here are two handfuls of classic mystery stories – along with an almost-forgotten Sam Spade short story by Dashiell Hammett.

Your favorite movies ranked by a movie maestro. Best in a genre? Biggest flubs? Worst performances? Nothing about the cinema escapes this fascinating collection of Top Tens. Hours of entertainment for less than the cost of a pack of gum.

Key West’s annual Fantasy Fest is ten days of revelry, ranging from wild costumed parties to funky bikini contests to eye-popping bodypainting exhibitions. Libations flow ... inhibitions disappear ... nudity abounds. This colorful collection of photographs shows all. And the accompanying text gives...