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Jonathan W. Sweet is an award-winning journalist who lives near Minneapolis, MN, with his wife, two exceptional children and one fairly dim-witted dog.

He is the founder of Brick Pickle Pulp, which publishes classic pulp fiction and new fiction in the pulp genre. He is also the host of the Pulp Nostalgia and Old Time Radio and World War 2 Radio podcasts at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. ...more

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	The Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction: The Heroes, the Villains and the Writers 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minnesota's 50 Greatest Baseball Players: From Town Ball to the Twins 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction, Volume 2 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enter the Jackal: A New Pulp Adventure (The Adventures of the Red Jackal Book 1) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eye of Vengeance: A Red Jackal Adventure (The Adventures of the Red Jackal Book 3) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, Vol. 1 (A Thrilling Publication Book 2) by Jonathan W. Sweet (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brick Pickle Media, John S. Endicott 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts of the Jackal (The Adventures of the Red Jackal Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lincoln's Avenger: Boston Corbett, John Wilkes Booth & the Great Hinckley Fire it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minnesota Not-So-Nice: Retro Pulp Tales from the North Star State (A Thrilling Publication Book 6) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minnesota’s Great Authors: Volume 1: The Founders it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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