Todd McEwen’s novels include ‘Who Sleeps With Katz’ and ‘The Five Simple Machines’ (both published by CBeditions).

The Peanuts gang, created by Charles M. Schulz.
Detail of a print depicting a raven by John James Audubon.
Shangri-La Express
Woman working in an office in the United States, c. 1921.
Left: ‘Black Mask’, vol. 12, no. 1, September 1929, contains the first part (of five) of ‘The Maltese Falcon’ by Dashiell Hammett; right: ‘Harper’s Bazaar’, vol. 77, no. 3, March 1943, featuring Lauren Bacall on the cover.