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 !

Saturday, June 20, 2026

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America: Original Album Series If you're a Baby Boomer, then you grew up with the music of the band 'America,' and their brand o...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Book Review: The Texts of Festival by Mick Farren

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Book Review: 'The Texts of Festival' by Mick Farren 5 / 5 Stars 'The Texts of Festival' first was published in 1973; this Av...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Penthouse June 1976

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Penthouse June, 1976 June, 1976, and the top 40 chart reveals the impact of disco, with some classic boogie-oogie tunes present on the chart...
Friday, June 12, 2026

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How it was, 47 years ago   The mass-market paperback edition of Norman Spinrad's 'A World Between' was published in the Fall of ...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Book Review: Legion from the Shadows by Karl Edward Wagner

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Book Review: 'Legion from the Shadows' by Karl Edward Wagner 3 / 5 Stars 'Legion from the Shadows' (253 pp.) was published b...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

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'Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night' by Nik Cohn   New York magazine, June 7, 1976 In June of 1976, I was about to turn 16, and...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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Heavy Metal 2026 I don't usually cover contemporary sci-fi and fantasy media, as there are a number of blogs and websites (like 'Bl...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

Book Review: The Mexico Run by Lionel White

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May is   No Place for Gringos   Month !    Book Review: 'The Mexico Run' by Lionel White   4   / 5 Stars   Back in May of 2022, I fe...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

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Omnibuses from Bud Plant Although Bud Plant now has retired, the purchasers of his book warehouse, Bill Schanes and Sasha Fera-Schanes , are...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Book Review: The Magic Man by Charles Beaumont

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Book Review: 'The Magic Man' by Charles Beaumont       3   / 5 Stars   'The Magic Man and Other Science Fiction Stories' (25...
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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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