Who This Author Is

Barnaby Conrad has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 12 catalog-linked books across 1981 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Pan Am: An Aviation Legend and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1981 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Chronicle Books and Quill Driver Books.

Best Place To Start

Pan Am: An Aviation Legend

Andrews McMeel Pub • 1999 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Chronicle Books and Quill Driver Books

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1981 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Chronicle Books and Quill Driver Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Pan Am: An Aviation Legend

    Andrews McMeel Pub • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 208 pages.

  2. Name Dropping: Tales from My San Francisco Nightclub

    Wild Coconuts Pub Co • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 212 pages.

  3. Cigar, the

    Diane Pub Co • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 131 pages.

  4. Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters

    Penguin USA • 1996 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  5. The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction

    F & W Pubns • 1990 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 309 pages.

  6. 6-Pak Cigars

    Chronicle Books • 1996 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996.

  7. 6-Pak Martini

    Chronicle Books • 1995 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995.

  8. 101 Best Scenes Ever Written

    Quill Driver Books • standard commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

  9. Ghost Hunting In Montana

    The Lyons Press • longer commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  10. 101 best beginnings ever written

    Quill Driver Books • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2008.

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