Why PulpLit?

The Origin of PulpLit

pulp
n.
  1. A soft moist shapeless mass of matter.
  2. The soft moist part of fruit.
  3. A mass of pressed vegetable matter: apple pulp.
  4. The soft pith forming the contents of the stem of a plant.
  5. A mixture of cellulose material, such as wood, paper, and rags, ground up and moistened to make paper.
  6. The soft tissue forming the inner structure of a tooth and containing nerves and blood vessels.
  7. A mixture of crushed ore and water.
  8. A publication, such as a magazine or book, containing lurid subject matter.
literaturen.
  1. The body of written works of a language, period, or culture.
  2. Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value: “Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity” (Rebecca West).
  3. The art or occupation of a literary writer.
  4. The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field: medical literature.
  5. Printed material: collected all the available literature on the subject.
  6. Music. All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble: the symphonic literature.*
PulpLit
n. adj.
  1. A body of written work concerning pulp fiction or media.
  2. A publication exploring the interaction between high and low culture, as well as the business of publishing.

*definitions from dictionary.com..

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  • John O'Brien, PulpLit's Publisher, lives in New York city.

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