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2009 | Best Place for Pulp Lit

Kayo boasts unexpurgated editions (many of them first editions) ofsome of the lowest-brow literature this side of the men's room. Thematerial mainly hails from annals both obscure and lurid, from the1930s to the 1970s. Most of the items are more depraved than an H.P.Lovecraft book. Titles by the likes of David Goodis, Ed Wood, and PeterRabe share shelf space with Mad magazines and monster comics.The store is also a veritable cornucopia of collectors' items; its twofloors are crammed... More »
2005 | Best Pulp Fiction

Little wonder why Kayo Books is a favorite of classic kitschmeisters like filmmaker John Waters. It's a store full of wondrous impulse buys with a gift for almost anyone, and it doesn't feel caked in dust despite a focus on older media. Specializing in paperbacks circa 1940 to 1970, Kayo offers a healthy selection not only of well-maintained pulp fiction and outrageous sleaze (hidden in discreet drawers), but also of back issues of publications such as Playboy, Rolling Stone, and Mad... More »

The Greatest, Most Racist Generation: 1952 Magazine Feature Says "Wetbacks" 20+ Times

By Alan Scherstuhl | Tue, July 26, 2011

Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. People Today Date: 1952 Publisher: Hillman Per... More »
'70s Sex Advice Magazine Says "Make Your Bathroom Super Sensual!"

By Alan Scherstuhl | Fri, May 13, 2011

Each Friday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State basements, thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. Love Magazine, M... More »
'College Girls - If They Could Only Cook': Amazing '50s Quick Magazine Covers

By Alan Scherstuhl | Fri, May 6, 2011

Each Friday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. A stack of Quick magazines... More »

2009 | Best Place for Pulp Lit