The TiKiT website for Pan Fans will be 26 years old tomorrow. I’d like to say thank you to everyone who comments and supports it as I then know it’s not just me reading it. This year there is no fancy banner as last year I got a snotty email telling me I had infringed copyright for what was shown as a royalty free image. The site is older than Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Reddit, YouTube, Gmail, Quora, Pinterest and Messenger to name but a few. Only beaten by Google for longevity as a top rated site, well that’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it!

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This weeks random author is Weldon Hill (19/05/1918 to 22/02/1992) This was the pseudonym of William R. Scott  He entered the best-seller lists in the early 1950s with ‘Onionhead’ his first book published under the pen name of Weldon Hill. He had already had a successful career as an author of short stories and serials under his own name. The book is about a University of Oklahoma student who became a reluctant hero and drew on Scott’s background in the Coast Guard in World War II. PAN also published ‘The Long Dark Summer of George Adams’ and ‘Lonesome Traveller’ which is not to be confused with ‘Lonesome Traveller’ by Jack Kerouac, also published by PAN. I’ve included an Avon scan of  Hill’s ‘Lonesome Traveler’ as the covers are very similar but with the American spelling.

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And finally, instead of me complaining about the ‘stack ’em high, sell ’em cheap’ dealers this time I’d like to say how pleased I have been with Thrift Books in the States lately. Not only have they provided a fast service with relatively cheap postage, usually cheaper than postage in this country, but their descriptions are way more accurate so I’m giving credit where credit is due, hopefully not famous last words! Below are four of the eight tag designs that come with books this time of year.