Richard Bleiler
American librarian, bibliographer, writer
Richard James Bleiler (born 1959) is an American bibliographer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, and adventure fiction. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction in 2002 and for the Munsey Award in 2019–2022. He won the 2023 Munsey Award, given to “an individual or organization that has bettered the pulp community.” He is the son of bibliographer and publisher Everett F. Bleiler.
Bleiler was appointed reference librarian and selector for the humanities at the University of Connecticut's Homer Babbidge Library in 1994. As of 2024 he serves as the Collections and Humanities Librarian.
Bibliography
Books
The Index to Adventure Magazine. 2 vols. Starmont House, 1990.
Science-Fiction: The Early Years (with Everett F. Bleiler). Kent State University Press, 1990.
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