Clarence Cooper Jr.'s noir novel, The Syndicate, first appeared in the U.S in 1960, published under pseudonym, but it wasn't until a few days ago that the first U.S. reviewers took notice of the book, including Nancy Oakes at her well-regarded blog, Crime Segments, and Eric Peterson at The Internet Review of Books.
Read moreInternet Review of Books on Cooper's THE SYNDICATE
THE INTERNET REVIEW OF BOOKS praised Molotov Editions release of Clarence Cooper Jr's The Syndicate as a "lost crime classic found again" in a review by Eric Petersen, writing that Cooper, "deserves a place alongside his contemporaries James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison."
Read moreINCIDENT REPORT #45: Crime novels from the Indie Underground
David Nemeth's weekly INCIDENT REPORT on recent crime novels from the small & indie press underground features Molotov's re-release of Cooper's The Syndicate.
Read morePulp Curry Retro Look @ Clarence Cooper
Andrew Nette, novelist and essayist, takes a look back at Clarence Cooper Jr's The Scene in anticipation of Molotov Editions release of Cooper's The Syndicate.
Read moreSYNDICATE REVIEW GALLEYS: INQUIRE FOR AVAILABILITY
Lost crime classic from Clarence Cooper, Jr., a black crime writer from Detroit whose first novel, The Scene, was a literary sensation. Believed to be too raw, and possibly damaging to his literary career, The Syndicate was published under pseudonym in 1960, a hard-hitting, fast-paced story plunging into the psycho-sexual depths of a ruthless enforcer sent to retrieve syndicate money.
Read more5 Books from Molotov Editions: Our Catalogue Now
The Syndicate, Clarence Cooper, Jr, forthcoming June, 2018; Tzara's Dada Manifesto translated by Shelley Award Winner Gillian Conoley; The Death of Teddy Ballgame, play from bestseller Robert Mailer Anderson; The White Devil, Hammett Prize Winning Molotov Original from Domenic Stansberry; and Stansberry's Edgar Winning The Confession, in e-book for first time.
WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE DOLCE VITA: W&N ACQUIRES THE WHITE DEVIL
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W&N ACQUIRES ‘EXCEPTIONAL’ NOIR THE WHITE DEVIL
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired an ‘exceptional and compelling’ (Publishers Weekly) noir by celebrated American crime writer Domenic Stansberry, pitched as reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith and Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty. Published in U.S. by Molotov Editions
Read moreTHE WHITE DEVIL NAMED WINNER OF NORTH AMERICAN HAMMETT PRIZE
The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers is pleased to announce that The White Devil, by Domenic Stansberry (Molotov Editions), has been named the winner of the organization's annual HAMMETT PRIZE for a work of literary excellence in the field of crime writing.
Read moreJoanne Kyger Memorial: On the Mesa, Bolinas, California
Photo Gallery: 31 Photos from Joanne Kyger Memorial, on the Mesa, Bolinas California, near old RCA Antenna Farm. Readings from Kyger's letters and poems. Party after at Joanne's and her husband Don Guravich's house. CLICK RIGHT TO SEE PHOTOS.
AWARDS: MOLOTOV EDITIONS AND THE WHITE DEVIL
Domenic Stansberry's The White Devil, released by Molotov Editions back In October, 2016, has been named for four different awards, including a number of Independent Press Awards, shown above, and is currently a finalist for the prestigious Hammett Prize, along with the Thin Man Trophy, the winner of which will be announced in October, 2017.