The PorPor Books Blog: SF and Fantasy Paperbacks, and Pop Culture Detritus, 1968 - 1988

SO....what's a PorPor Book ? 'PorPor' is a derogatory term my brother used, to refer to the SF and Fantasy paperbacks and comic books I eagerly read from the late 60s to the late 80s. This blog is devoted to those paperbacks and comics you can find on the shelves of second-hand bookstores...from the New Wave era and 'Dangerous Visions', to the advent of the cyberpunks and 'Neuromancer'. And with a leavening of pop culture detritus, too !

Friday, August 29, 2025

Philip Jose Farmer's The Image of the Beast

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Philip Jose Farmer's The Image of the Beast adapted by 'Grisly,' Last Gasp, 1979     Here's a real Underground Comix oddity....
Monday, August 25, 2025

Book Review: The Disaster Area

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Book Review: 'The Disaster Area' by J. G. Ballard 3 / 5 Stars   'The Disaster Area' is a 1967 anthology of short stories, or...
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Just Can't say Goodbye (instrumental)

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Just Can't Say Goodbye (instrumental) The Philly Devotions, 1974 According to this summary from the (defunct ?) 'Soul Strutter' ...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Playboy August 1969

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Playboy  August, 1969 August, 1969. Atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, we have the Rolling Stones and 'Honky Tonk Women.' Als...
Sunday, August 17, 2025

Book Review: Odd Corners

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Book Review: 'Odd Corners' by William Hjortsberg 3 / 5 Stars 'Odd Corners' (266 pp.) was published by Shoemaker Hoard in 200...
Friday, August 15, 2025

My Woodstock, 1969 Story

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Woodstock August, 1969 So, here's my own Woodstock story:   In August, 1969 (it may have been the 15th or 16th), I was 9 years old and r...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A box of paperbacks from Etsy

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A Box of Paperbacks from Etsy Back 14 -15 years ago when I started this blog, I would order 'wholesale lots' and collections of sci-...
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I'm a long time fan of SF and fantasy literature, starting from the day I got my first Marvel comic as a first-grader in 1966.
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