Letter from August Derleth, Sauk City, Wisconsin, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1960 March 29 : typescript signed.

Mentioning that "The Hills Stand Watch" have received "grudging admiration" from reviewers; saying the only worthwhile book in the works is "Wisconsin in Their Bones" which is set for release in the spring of 1961; describing how much he was paid for his reviewing post, which he recently left; noting that at least now he will have more time to devote to reading the books in his collection; writing that he left the post without animosity, because "principle meant more to me than position or any financial return" but that he still may be unpopular in some circles; pivoting to discuss that Stephen Becker's book "Comic Art in America" is the best book on early comics so far, but that it is still flawed mostly due to his omissions; saying it reads like a sponsored project of the Cartoonists' Society; listing forthcoming titles for Arkham House, including Greye La Spina's "Invaders from the Dark", H. Russell Wakefield's "Strayers from the Sheol"; closing with a list of his forthcoming titles, including "The Pinkertons Ride Again", "The Ghost of Black Hawk Island", "Sweet Land of Michigan", "Walden West" and new Solar Pons and poetry collections; enclosing a leaflet of his latest ventures; complimenting Wagenknecht on his prolific publication and criticism.