My Books
Here as promised is a partial bibliography of the books et alii that I wrote—partial because as I explained in my memoirs, Spine Intact, Some Creases, I no longer have copies of all the books I did and many of those titles have fled my memory; and there are as well those untitled books I did at the end of my gay paperback period. I have made no attempt to include them here.
Nor have I included any books of which I could not with certainty cite titles or bylines. My fellow writer—and sometimes partner—Sam Dodson and I did a great many books together and sometimes with Lady Agatha. I have not included, e.g. Black and White Together (also mentioned in Spine Intact, Some Creases) because, although Sam and I assuredly did write a book with that title, I no longer have a copy and am not sure of the byline or publisher, or even the year of publication. And there was a marriage manual for Brandon House Books and other illustrated books which are also long vanished from my library and my memory.
I also wrote some volumes in the perennially popular macho action series, The Executioner, byline Mack Bolan, but since I haven’t the faintest idea which volumes they were (and it was a multi-volume series) I have left them out as well.
There is some inevitable confusion when one gets into the realm of these paperback publisher’s imprints. Many of the pulp publishers released books under a variety of imprints and sometimes more than one imprint appears in the same book. Greenleaf Classics, Corinth Publications, Leisure Books, Ember Library Books, Sundown Reader, Adult Books, Companion Books, Nightstand Books, and Late-Hour Library Books were all essentially the same San Diego operation owned by William Hamling et alii. Brandon House Books, Barclay House Books, and Private Edition Books were all part of the Luros operations in North Hollywood, and Sherbourne Press and Medco Books were the same Los Angeles outfit.
If the Publishers imprints were confusing, the question of bylines is a veritable circus. As I have already indicated, when they joined forces to form Greenleaf Classics, Scott Meredith was a prominent literary agent and Hamling was virtually a legend in the field of science fiction—as an author and as creator and editor of sci-fi magazines, among them Imagination, Imaginative Tales, and Space Travel. Between the two of them, they brought an incredible list of “A” writers on board to write pulps for Greenleaf.
There is a popular misconception that pulp fiction writers are usually hacks, but in fact Greenleaf’s stable of writers during its heyday included such popular and well regarded authors as Tony Calvano, Hal Dresner, Robert Silverberg, Donald Westlake, John Jakes, Harlan Ellison, Lawrence Block, Evan Hunter, and Marion Zimmer Bradley, among others.
Of course, these were not writers who wanted their own names on sexy paperbacks, and in no time at all, Greenleaf had accrued a collection of house names, many of which did multiple duty for numerous writers. So, J. X. Williams, which appeared on some of my novels, was a byline as well for John Jakes and Edward Wood Jr., among others. Don Holliday was a byline for Jakes also, and for Hal Dresner, Lawrence Block, Arthur Plotnik, and numerous others.
Earl Kemp has told me that it was originally intended that The Man from C.A.M.P. should have its own, exclusive byline, but the first book got the Don Holliday name by mistake, and once that had been published to such overwhelming success, it was too late to go back and change things.
The result of all this is that someone searching for books by Don Holliday will find that there are literally scores of books with that byline—some of which are indeed my writings, and some of which are not. To be honest, even I cannot always distinguish between them, but if there is a particular work about which you would like to know, I will try to sort it out for you.
I have included here only those books of which I am certain. This list represents, as best I can estimate, about two-thirds of my total output.
An ABC of Sexual Words and Phrases by Victor Samuels (Greenleaf Classics, 1969?), with Sam Dodson
AC-DC Lover by Victor Jay (Private Edition Books, 1965)
AC-DC Stud by J. X. Williams (Ember Library, 1967)
Acts of Incest by Victor Dodson (Medco Books, 1968), with Sam Dodson
"Adolf's First Goose" by Victor J. Banis (eI, 2006): short story
The Affairs of Gloria by Victor Jay (Brandon House, 1964)
"All of Us Virgins" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2003) memoir
All the Ways Homosexuals Make Love by Dodd V. Banson (Academy Press, 1970), with Sam Dodson
"A Lovely Leave" by V. J. Banis (Sniplets, audio download, 2008); short story
The Anal Compulsion in Homosexuality by Victor Samuels (Brandon House, 1968; excerpt, Homosex, edited by Simon Sheppard, Carroll and Graf, 2007)
"An Afterthought to Love in Loon" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2004) essay
Angel Land by Victor J. Banis (Quest Books, 2008) futuristic novel
“An Apple a Day” by Victor J. Banis (Adam Bedside Reader # 24, 1966): heterosexual short story
"An Apple a Day" by Victor J. Banis (Harrington Gay Men's Literary Quarterly, 2007; Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007): gay short story
"As in Panic" by Victor J. Banis (Chilling Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by Patty G. Henderson, P.D. Publishing, 2008) supernatural short story
"Anne's Wedding Night" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) excerpt, see This Splendid Earth
"A Pancake Repast to Remember" by Victor J. Banis (see The Underground Diner)
Auto-Erotic Acts & Devices by Victor Dodson (Medco Books, 1967), with Sam Dodson
"A Virgin Anew" by Victor J. Banis (eI, 2005; Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007): short humor
"The Birthday Boy" by V. J. Banis, eI, 2008; Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) short story
The Bishop’s Palace by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1973): gothic romance
Bizarre Sex Acts and Unusual Behavior by Bob Michaels (Medco Books, 1965), with Sam Dodson
Black & Gay by Victor Dodson (Barclay House, 1969), with Sam Dodson
"The Blood of Love" by Victor J. Banis (in the anthology Blood Mark, edited by Kris Jacen (MLR Press, 2009) short story
Blood Moon by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1979): gothic romance
Blood Ruby by Jan Alexander (Ballantine, 1975; Thorndike Presas, 2004): gothic romance
Bloodstone by Lynn Benedict (Beagle, 1973)
Blow the Man Down by Don Holliday (Late Hour Library, 1968); by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006 (ebook); included in Tales from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 9
Bondage: The Super Sex Game by Victor Dodson (Barclay House, 1969), with Sam Dodson
Born to Be Gay by J. X. Williams (Sundown Reader, 1966)
Brandon’s Boy by Jay Vickery (Adult Books, 1968), reprinted as The Greek Boy, see below
“Broken Record” by Victor J. Banis (Der Kreis, 1963): short story
The Bronze and the Wine by J. X. Williams (Leisure Books, 1966)
"The Canals of Mars" by Victor J. Banis (Charmed Lives, Lethe Press 2006, edited by Toby Johnson; Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007; Best Gay Romance, 2008, edited by Richard Labonte, Cleis, 2008; Forbidden Fruit, 2008): short story
Charms, Spells, and Curses for the Millions by Victor Banis (Sherbourne Press, 1970; Wildside Press, 2007)
"Cheap is Our Promise" by Victor J. Banis (see The Underground Diner)
Color Him Gay by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966); by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): C.A.M.P. # 2
Come This Way by Victor J. Banis (Regal Crest, 2007); collection of short pieces
"Coming Home" by Victor J. Banis (separately e-format and also in the anthology Esprit de Corps, edited by Kris Jacen, MLR Press, 2009) short erotic fiction
"The Countess Arrives" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) excerpt, see The Affairs of Gloria
"Cruisin' Down the River" by Victor J. Banis (see The Underground Diner)
Darkwater by Jan Alexander (Pocket Books, 1975; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
Daughters of Moonsong by Jessica Stuart (Pinnacle, 1981): Moonsong Chronicles # 1
“David, Victorious” by Victor J. Banis (One magazine, 1963): poem
Deadly Nightshade by Victor J. Banis (MLR Press, 2008) gay mystery novel
Deadly Wrong by Victor J. Banis (MLR Press, 2009) gay mystery novel
Deadly Dreams by Victor J. Banis (MLR Press, 2009) gay mystery novel
Deadly Slumber by Victor J. Banis (MLR Press, 2009) gay mystery novel
Devil Sex: The Erotic Lure of Witchcraft by Victor Dodson (Barclay House, 1969), with Sam Dodson
Devil Soul by Victor Jay (Belmont, 1970; PBS [U.K.], 1970)
The Devil’s Dance by Jan Alexander (Avon, 1972); by V.J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
"Dinner at Norman's" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) excerpt, see The Why Not
Drag Thing by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007)
The Earth and All It Holds by V. J. Banis (St. Martin’s Press, 1980, hardcover; Fawcett Crest, 1981, paperback; New English Library [U.K.], 1980; (Wildside Press, 2007); various foreign editions and audio tape
"The Elusive Butterfly" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) excerpt, see The Watercress File
"The Emerald Mountain" by Victor J. Banis (Blithe House Quarterly, 2007; Come This Way, Regal Crest, 2007; Wilde Stories, edited by Steve Berman, Lethe Press, 2008): short mystery
A Family Affair by Lynn Benedict (Avon, 1973)
Fatal Flower by Lynn Benedict (Avon, 1973)
"The Final Curtain" by Victor J. Banis (in the anthology Red, MLR Press, 2009) short story
The Flaming Suckers by Jay Symon (Barclaly House, 1969)
"Frankenpussy" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2007) excerpt from Drag Thing
Friar Peck and His Tale, published anonymously (Greenleaf Classics, 1969)
Gay Buddies by Don Holliday [J. X. Williams on title page] (Nightstand Books, 1967)
The Gay Dogs by Don Holliday (Ember Library, 1967); by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): C.A.M.P. # 7
The Gay Haunt by Victor Jay (The Other Traveller, 1970); reissued by Victor J. Banis (Traveller’s Companion, 1972; Wildside Press, 2007): ghost story
The Gay Publishing Revolution by Victor J. Banis (The Golden Age of Gay Fiction, edited by Drewey Wayne Gunn, MLR Press, 2009) essay
The Gay Trap by Don Holliday (Sundown Reader, 1966)
Gay Treason by J. X. Williams (Ember Library, 1968): World War II romance
Gaydreams by Jay Vickery (Adult Books, 1968)
"The Ghosts of San Francisco" by Victor J. Banis (Mystery Writers' Journal, Vol. 24 # 3, edited by Janet A. Rudolph, 2008) essay
The Girl Who Never Was by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1972): gothic romance
“The Girls” by Victor J. Banis (Paws and Reflect: Exploring the Bond between Gay Men andTheir Dogs, edited by Neil Plakcy & Sharon Sakson, Alyson Books, 2006; Come This Way, Regal Crest, 2007; Sniplets, audio download, 2008): memoir
The Glass House by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1972; by V. J. Banis, writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
The Glass Painting by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1972; by V. J. Banis, writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
"Godfather Virgin" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2003) memoir
Good-bye My Lover by J. X. Williams (Sundown Reader, 1966); by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006 (e-book); by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): murder mystery
"Good Christian Women, Rejoice" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) short story
Gothic Gaye by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966); by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006 (e-book) Included in Tales From C.A.M.P., see below: C.A.M.P. # 8
The Greek Boy by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007)
The Green Rolling Hills edited by V. J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2008) collection of short fiction
Green Willows by Jan Alexander (Pocket Books, 1977; Heyne, 1978 [Germany]; Thorndike Press, 2004): gothic romance
The Haunting of Helen Wren by Jan Alexander (Pocket Books, 1975; Thorndike Press, 2004): gothic romance
Hidden Flames by Victor Jay (Brandon House, 1966)
"High on the Hog" by Victor J. Banis (see The Underground Diner)
Holiday Gay by Don Holliday (Phenix Companion Books, 1967); included in That Man from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 8
Hollywood . . . Gay Capital of the World (Dominion Books, 1968): introduction by Don Holliday to book by L. Jay Barrow
Home of the Gay by Don Holliday (Adult Books, 1968)
Homo Oralism ‘70 by Victor Samuels (Barclay House, 1969), with Sam Dodson
Homo Farm by Victor Jay (Brandon House, 1968); reprinted as Kenny's Back, (see below): mystery
House at Rose Point by Jan Alexander (Avon, 1972: gothic romance
House of Fools by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1971): gothic romance
"How to Write and Live to Tell About It" (Second Person Queer, edited by Richard Labonte & Lawrence Schimel, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009) essay
"The Hunger" by Victor J. Banis (Blood Mark, edited by Kris Jacen, MLR Press, 2009
"If Love Were All" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007; Hard Working Men, edited by Kris Jacen, MLR Press, 2008) erotic short story
"I'll See You Home" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) short story
"In a Small Town" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007 (excerpt, see Spine Intact, Some Creases) Sniplits audio download, 2008
"In Passing" by Victor J. Banis (eI, 2006; Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007): short story
"Jackie Returns" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) short fiction
"Jesus Days" by Victor J. Banis (Come This way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) excerpt, see Angel Land
"Kenny Comes Home" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) excerpt, see Kenny's Back.
Kenny's Back by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
"Killing Time in L.A." by Victor J. Banis (Mystery Writers' Journal, Vol. 25 # 3, edited by Janet A. Rudolph, 2009) essay"Lady in Waiting" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2004) excerpt from The Why Not
The Lamb by Jay Dodd (Presse de l’Amour, 1969), with Sam Dodson
The Lion’s Gate by Jan Alexander (Berkley Medallion, 1976; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
Life and Other Passing Moments by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): collection of short fiction
"Loaves and Fishes" by Victor J. Banis (The Main Artery, 2006; Life and Other PassingMoments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) short story
Lola Dances by Victor J. Banis (MLR Press2008) western novel
“Longhorns” by Victor J. Banis (Cowboys: Gay Erotic Tales, edited by Tom Graham, Cleis Press, 2006): western short story
Longhorns by Victor J. Banis (Carroll & Graf, 2007): western novel
"Lorin's Back" by Victor J. Banis (To Die For, edited by Kris Jacen, MLR Press, 2009) excerpt, see The Gay Haunt
The Love Expert by Victor Jay (Brandon House, 1966)
"Love in the Right Light" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) short story
"Love Signs" by V. J. Banis (The Main Artery, 2008) short story
Love's Tormented Flame by Kate McBride (Pinnacle, 1982) romance, with Sam Dodson
The Lucifer Cult by Lynn Benedict (Pocket Books, 1974)
The Man from C.A.M.P. by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966); included in That Man from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 1
Man into Boy by Jay Vickery (Adult Books, 1968): science fiction
"Matinee" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2004) excerpt from The Why Not
"The Marauding Chicken" by Victor J. Banis (see The Underground Diner)
"The Master's Spell" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) excerpt, see The Glass Painting
Men and Their Boys by Victor J. Banis (Medco Books, 1966)
"Miner Matters – The Sleepwell Funeral Parlor and Mortuary" by Victor J. Banis (see The Underground Diner)
Moon Fire by Lynn Benedict (Avon, 1973)
Moon Garden by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1972; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
The Moonsong Chronicles by Jessica Stuart (Pinnacle, 1981): Moonsong Chronicles # 1
"Moving Daze" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) short humor
"The Mushroom King" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Books, 2007) excerpt, see Spine Intact, Some Creases
"My True Love Gave to Me" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2004) excerpt from Holiday Gay
"Neighbors" by Victor J. Banis (Subterraneans 2006; eI 2007; Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007): short story
"Never Say Die" by Victor J. Banis (Chilling Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by Patty G. Henderson, P.D. Publishing 2008) supernatural short story
"New Kid in Town" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) short story
"Oh, Gloria" by Victor J. Banis (eI, 2008) short humor
Only a Boy, edited anonymously (Greenleaf Classics, 1968)
"Over the Rainbow" by V. J. Banis (Sniplets, audio downloads, 2008) short story
"The Owl and the Pussycat" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) excerpt, see Drag Thing"Paperback Virgin" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2003) memoirsPederasty: Sex between Men & Boys by Victor Dodson (Barclay House, 1968), with Sam Dodson
The Pot Thickens by Victor J. Banis(Wildside Press, 2007) cookbook
Pretty Man by J. X. Williams (Sundown Reader, 1966)
Prison Confidential (Medco Books, 1969): introduction only by Victor J. Banis, to book by Prisoner X
The Pussycat Man by Victor Banis (Sherbourne Press, 1969)
"Queer Titles" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) short humor
Rally Round the Fag by Don Holliday (Ember Library, 1967); by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006 (e-book); included in Tales from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 6
"The Ruby" by Victor J. Banis (Chilling Tales of Terror and The Supernatural, edited by Patty G. Henderson, P.D. Publishing,2008) supernatural short story
San Antone by V. J. Banis (Arbor House, 1985, hardcover; PaperJacks, 1986, paperback; Wildside Press, 2007): western
"The Seasons" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) memoir
The Second Tijuana Bible Reader, edited anonymous (Greenleaf Classics, 1969; edited by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
The Second House: A Novel of Terror by Jan Alexander (Beagle Books, 1971): gothic romance
Sex and the Single Gay by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1967)
Shadows by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1970): gothic romance
Slow Dance by V. J. Banis (Carnal Desires Publishing 2008) erotic thriller
Small Town Sex . . . Today by Victor Jay (Medco Books, 1966)
"The Solitary Cowboy" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) excerpt, see The Why Not
So Sweet, So Soft, So Queer by Victor Jay (Private Edition Books, 1965)
The Son Goes Down by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966); included in That Man from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 4
Spine Intact, Some Creases: Remembrances of a Paperback Writer by Victor J. Banis, edited with an introduction by Fabio Cleto (ECIG, 2004) revised (Wildside Press, 2007)
"Spiro Does a Day's Work" by Victor J. Banis, (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest,2007) excerpt, see The Greek Boy
"The Story of God as History's First Trannie" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2006; Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007 ): short humorStranger at the Door by Don Holliday (Late Hour Library, 1967; by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
"Strip Search" by Victor J. Banis (Chilling Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by Patty G. Henderson, P.D. Publishing, 2008; Forbidden Fruit, 2008) supernatural short story.
A Study of Deviate Sexual Fantasies by Victor & Samuels Dodson (Publishers Export Co., 1968), with Sam Dodson
The Sword and the Rose by Victor Banis (Pyramid Books, 1975; by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
Tales from C.A.M.P.: Jackie’s Back! by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006): revisions of Rally Round the Fag, Blow the Man Down, &
Gothic Gaye, with an interview and checklist by Drewey Wayne Gunn
"Tales From the Casa" by Victor J. Banis, (Love, Castro Street, edited by Katherine V. Forrest and Jim Van Buskirt, Alyson Books, 2007) memoir "Tell Them Katy-Did" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way edited by Lori L. Lake, Regal Crest, 2007) short story
That Man from C.A.M.P.: Rebel without a Pause by Victor J. Banis, edited with an introduction and an interview by Fabio Cleto (Harrington Park Press, 2004): revisions of The Man from C.A.M.P., Holiday Gay & The Son Goes Down; reissued as The Man From C.A.M.P. (MLR Press, 2008)
This Splendid Earth by V. J. Banis (St. Martin’s Press, 1978, hardcover; Fawcett Crest, 1979, paperback; New English Library [U.K.], 1979; (Wildside Press, 2007) various other foreign editions and audio tape
Three on a Broomstick by Don Holliday (Adult Books, 1967)
The Tijuana Bible Reader, edited anonymously (Greenleaf Classics, 1969; edited by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
"To Bea or Not To Bea" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2004) memoir
The Twisted Tree by Lynn Benedict (Avon, 1973)
"The Underground Diner" by Victor J. Banis (Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007) collection of humorous pieces
Unusual Sex Acts, Practices & Perversions, edited by Victor Dodson (Medico Books, 1968): book by Dr. T. K. Peters
The Vampire Women by Victor Samuels (Popular Library, 1973)
"Virgins No More" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2003) memoir
The Watercress File by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966): C.A.M.P. # 3
"Welcome to Antoinette's" by Victor J. Banis (The Main Artery 2006; eI 2007; Life and Other Passing Moments, edited by Rob Reginald, Wildside Press, 2007): short story Sniplits audio download, 2008
A Westward Love by Elizabeth Monterey ( Warner, 1981; Wildside Press, 2007)
"Whacks Job" by Victor J. Banis (Chilling Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by Patty G. Henderson, P.D. Publishing, 2008) supernatural short story.
"What Child is This?" by Victor J. Banis (Sniplits audio download, 2009)
"Whatever Lola Wants" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2008) excerpt from Lola Dances
Whisper of Heather by Lynn Benedict (Pocket Books, 1974)
White Jade by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1971; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander, (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
The Why Not by Victor J. Banis (Greenleaf Classics, 1966; Wildside Press, 2007): impressionistic sketches
"Willow, Weep" by Victor J. Banis (Come This Way, edited by Lori L. Lake, 2007; Mysterical e, 2007) short story; Sniplits audio download, 2008
The Wolves of Craywood by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1970; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander, (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
The World’s Dirtiest Jokes, edited by Victor Dodson (Medco 1968?), with Sam Dodson
Finding many of these older, out of print, books can be difficult. The sources of which I am aware are all California companies, but I am sure there are probably others.
I have recommended many times Bolerium Books (2141 Mission Street, Suite 300, San Francisco CA 94110, phone (415) 863-6353, ad@bolerium.com), and they are an excellent source for pulp books as well as more serious political and sociological works.
Ron and Maria Blum of Kayo Books (814 Post Street, San Francisco CA 94109, phone (415) 749-0554, www.kayobooks.com) are delightful people with a true love of books and their shop is a must-visit for anyone interested in pulp and coming to San Francisco.
Finally, I cannot fail to mention Lynn Munroe (Lynn Munroe Books, P.O. Box 1736, Orange CA 92856, phone (714) 633-3333, lnmunroe@pacbell.net) who is probably the best source for those specifically interested in my books. He has taken a particular interest in my works, many of which he has sent me to autograph; indeed, more than once he has found and made a gift to me of items that I did not have in my collection. He occasionally does on-line auctions of my books, so there is always the chance of a bargain. Best of all, he is a sweet and charming man and I am happy that we have come to be friends, as I am sure you will be too.
I can’t actually say that you should rush out and look for all of the above books, even if you were likely to find them, and you are not. Some of them really weren’t very good and I am the first to admit it. But I daresay you would likely enjoy others. And if you don’t you are always welcome to try to get your money back.
You won’t get the red shoes, I don’t care how many monkeys you’ve got backing you up.