“During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s,” notes Livia Tenzer, the Press’ editorial director, “women wrote not only romance, but science fiction, hard-boiled detective stories and other styles of pulp, which you wouldn’t expect.” Launched last fall with three titles - Dorothy B. That’s the idea behind “Femmes Fatales: Women Write Pulp,” a new series from New York’s Feminist Press that seeks to highlight the long-neglected contributions of female writers to the form. Of course, when it comes to pulp, appearances can be deceiving. noir novel “No Good From a Corpse,” wrote her way into a 35-year screenwriting career (“The Big Sleep,” co-written with William Faulkner “The Empire Strikes Back”). As a result, perhaps, only a few women have ever cracked the pulp canon, among them Patricia Highsmith, whose Ripley books showcase a new kind of sociopath, and Leigh Brackett, who, with the publication of the 1944 L.A.

This is as fundamental to the genre as its edge of moral ambiguity. In such a landscape - of fistfights and gin joints, gats and gams and smoky neon midnights - women exist primarily as temptresses, as dangerous and unreliable femmes fatales. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Pulp fiction has always been a male-dominated genre, the realm of the tough-guy writer, from Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler to more modern, “neo-noir” practitioners like Walter Mosley or James Ellroy. 'It's wonderful to see this lively and richly detailed romance back in print.' ― Kay Mussell, author of North American Romance Writers 'With its sexual bargains and betrayals, insider trades and financial maneuvers, Skyscraper is pulp fiction at its best.' ― Maria Dibattista, author of Fast-Talking Dames Skyscraper declares that despite all challenges, women should insist on their right to have it all.' ― Ms.

'A captivating and quietly subversive novel, featuring a spunky young working woman struggling to make it on her own. 'It's wonderful to see this lively and richly detailed romance back in print.' Kay Mussell, author of North American Romance Writers 'With its sexual bargains and betrayals, insider trades and financial maneuvers, Skyscraper is pulp fiction at its best.' Maria Dibattista, author of Fast-Talking Dames Skyscraper declares that despite all challenges, women should insist on their right to have it all.' Ms.

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