New from Stephen J. Gertz

DOPE MENACE
The Sensational World of Drug Paperbacks 1900-1975.

Lurid covers, often gloriously bad writing, outlandish misinformation…what’s not to love?

Throughout the 20th century, book publishers exploited our secret desire to escape social straitjackets and succumb to a world of irresponsibility and total sensation. Dope Menace unleashes these demonic angels again for a wicked curtain call.

“Dope Menace is a time-travelers’ dream trip to the 1950s newsstand. This invaluable introduction to drugs- and sex-fueled literature is a heady yet sobering reminder of the impact these books once had, on both the avid readers of cheap paperbacks and on the indignant crusaders against such pulps”

-Barabara Hodgson author of Opium: Portrait of the Heavenly Demon

Trade paper. 10 x 6 1/2 inches. 220 pages printed on fine, glossy paper. Over 225 full-color illustrations. Matte-laminate cover with three inch flaps. From Feral House, America’s most respected and acclaimed publisher of alternative culture.