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April 16, 1987lWestern Maryland College/Page 7 Panek awaits book by Berke Breathed continued from page 2 through in the style. I try to have my writing. I don't want LOwrite something beneath contempt." fun with the kind of typical But Panek says this attitude scholarly book mars bogged is changing, explaining thal down in footnotes. I ley to write popular fiction is gaining for people who enjoy reading." recognition in two ways. "I think Panek's first book won the one of the things that is pretty Edgar Allen Poe Award for the observable over the past twenty best scholarly study of mystery ". years is that a lot of fairly well and detection. "It's sort of like known regular writers adopted the Oscars in the field of mystery popular forms. Norman Mailer and detective novels. I got a little wrote a detective story, and statue of Edgar and a certificate. Anthony Burgess has written a That was very gratifying and very couple of spy novels. And surprising." another thing is just the passage As for writing any more of time has helped to make some books, Panek explains, "I do plan of these older popular writers into to start another one, probably .......... accepted literary figures. next year, about the hard-boiled Raymond Chandler is now in the detective stories, the private eye, American literature anthology. the tough guy." Twenty years ago that would have In preparation, he has written been unheard of." a long article about the literary 'Panek's latest work came style of the hard-boiled detective about because he wanted to story that will be published in a answer some questions he had couple of months in the New raised during research for the other York based periodical The Arm two books. He wanted it Chair Detective. published because "there hasn't "The most difficult thing in been a thorough, sensible history the process for is of the detective story from the proofreading," says Panek, beginning up until the present" "because you keep getting galleys Still, he says, his main purpose and page proofs. It's very for writing is purely recreationa1. tedious." But, he explains, "it "The thing I like most is hasn't been hard for me (10 get just writing it. It helps of course something published]," adding to have them published. But that "non-fiction is easier to get there's something very fulfilling published than fiction." about silting down and playing Panek's latest rook, An with words, wrestling with ideas, tntroducuon 10 the Detective and trying (0 put ideas into words. Story, will be available in the Irs not work. I hope it shows campus bookstore. Clements discusses AIDS testing programs ·Red Cross; 467-9905; 27th and continued from page 6 Charles Street Baltimore, -Baltimore County Health Maryland; call Elizabeth Keeney Department; Towson Health for an appoimmcnt. Center; 8812 Orchard Tree Lane -HERO houine: call 94S-AIDS (off Joppa Road); walk-in clinic between 9-9 Monday-Friday. and open Wednesdays 9-11am 800-638-6259 from 9-5 Saturday Backgammon contest set Westminster's first annual accepted until April 26. Cash . backgammon tournament will be prizes will be awarded and held on Sunday, May 3 at 12:30 refreshments will be served, For pm at Westminster High School. a registration form, or further Registration forms will be information, call 876~7551 Gimcrack Image proudly presents the $20 graduation photograph. Don't let those college memories become memories. Get an 8 x 10 color print for only $20. Think of it. For the price of a bad hangover, or an ugly silk screen shin of Mickey Mouse you can get a print of your fraternity, sorority, suite, roommate, lover, dog, cat, teacher or friend. All for $20. And why? Because WMC ... "You look maahvelous!" I will not be undersold! Do it today! Here's how. Call Bill Mann at ext. 311. Write Bill Mann at box 939. See Bill Mann in 404 Whiteford.