Mining for gold from science fiction's Golden Age

Whenever you read histories of science fiction, a lot of it focuses on the Golden Age of the genre which was in the 1930s and 40s, but little is written about the time before that. This IO9 link that I've been sitting on for some time offers quite an interesting look about the years leading up to that time.

The Golden Age was during the period of the pulp magazines and one of the big names of that time was L. Ron Hubbard who is more famous now as founder of the Church of Scientology. There is an effort underway to reprint all of his pulp fiction in a series called Tales from the Golden Age. They've even got their own video channel on YouTube.

What I like most about the magazines from that era is the cover art, as anyone who has ever downloaded a TWATEOTU calendar would concur. If you like that sort of thing too, then there are plenty of pulp cover art blogs to keep you entertained throughout the year.

Another writer from near the end of the Golden Age that has acquired something of a cult following is Cordwainer Smith. If you've never read any of his stuff, you should and if you want to know more about him, this Cordwainer Smith blog is worth checking out.

Who can have more of a cult following from the Golden Age than Philip K. Dick? His wife was recently interviewed for this blog.