{"id":15669,"date":"2021-06-14T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=15669"},"modified":"2021-06-07T22:28:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T02:28:49","slug":"review-collectibles-lawrence-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-collectibles-lawrence-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Collectibles edited by Lawrence Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-collectibles-lawrence-block\/collectibles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/collectibles.jpg?fit=332%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"332,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"collectibles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/collectibles.jpg?fit=332%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15670\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/collectibles.jpg?resize=233%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of Collectibles edited by Lawrence Block\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/collectibles.jpg?resize=233%2C350&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/collectibles.jpg?w=332&amp;ssl=1 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 85vw, 233px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/subterraneanpress.com\/all-books\/new-titles\/collectibles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Collectibles <\/em>edited by Lawrence Block<\/strong><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Subterranean Press (May 2021)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>320 pages; $50 limited edition hardcover; $9.99 e-book<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/BluGilliand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blu Gilliand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a collector as long as I can remember. From Star Wars figures to comics to trading cards to wrestling magazines to movie posters to&#8230;.well, you get the picture. This continues today as I peer anxiously at my encroaching dotage, indulging in an old(er) man&#8217;s passion for vinyl records and vintage books.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got my grails, for sure, and a few pieces in my collection(s) that I&#8217;d vigorously defend, but damn&#8230;.I&#8217;d never kill anybody over them.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Although I&#8217;m reasonably well-adjusted and have my priorities somewhat in order, I recognize that&#8217;s not the case with all collectors. Lawrence Block recognizes that, too, and he and Subterranean Press have built a hell of a collection around the idea of collectors gone bad.<\/p>\n<p>Right up front I&#8217;ve got to mention the Joe R. Lansdale story (y&#8217;all should know by now that if there&#8217;s a Joe Lansdale story in an anthology I&#8217;m reviewing, I&#8217;m going to talk about it). &#8220;The Skull Collector&#8221; is not as lurid as it sounds, but it does involve competing collectors trying to acquire a human skull. The skull in question once belonged to Etta Pace, a one-time companion of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Lansdale is in fine form here, clearly having a good time writing about a shootout at a clock tower, and crooks with names like Sugar Baby Blabber Mouth and Bridge Support. You&#8217;ll have a good time, too.<\/p>\n<p>S.A. Cosby, author of last year&#8217;s white-hot hit\u00a0<em>Blacktop Wasteland<\/em> (and this summer&#8217;s impending white-hot hit,\u00a0<em>Razorblade Tears<\/em>) checks in with &#8220;Blue Book Value,&#8221; about a man who plans to dig a classic car out of the woods and use it as his ticket out of a jam, only to discover that, sometimes, things are hidden for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Lost Shows,&#8221; Lee Goldberg writes about a man obsessed with old television shows &#8212; specifically, those that never made it to air. Unfinished episodes and cancelled series are his targets. When the collector meets a character actor who starred in one of his holy grails, he sees a way to help an old man out of a bad situation, and to make a nice addition to his collection. This one has some nice twists and turns to keep readers invested along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Other items pursued in these stories include a panda drawn on a bar wall by popular street artist; a high-priced clone of America&#8217;s favorite girl-next-door; a rare blues record in Phenix City, Alabama; and an intensely personal rejection letter.<\/p>\n<p>Block has curated a wonderful set of stories, making\u00a0<em>Collectibles\u00a0<\/em>a&#8230;.(sorry, I can&#8217;t resist)&#8230;.killer collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collectibles edited by Lawrence Block Subterranean Press (May 2021) 320 pages; $50 limited edition hardcover; $9.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Blu Gilliand I&#8217;ve been a collector as long as I can remember. From Star Wars figures to comics to trading cards to wrestling magazines to movie posters to&#8230;.well, you get the picture. 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