author
Anthony Boucher
1911–1968
A sharp, wide-ranging literary mind, he helped shape both mystery and science fiction in mid-20th-century America. He wrote clever detective stories, reviewed crime fiction with authority, and co-founded one of the field’s most influential magazines.
2 Audiobooks
Robinc
by Anthony Boucher
Transfer Point
by Anthony Boucher
About the author
Born William Anthony Parker White in Oakland, California, Anthony Boucher became known as an author, editor, and critic whose work moved easily between detective fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. He wrote under the name Anthony Boucher and also used the pseudonym H. H. Holmes.
Boucher earned lasting respect for more than his own fiction. He reviewed mystery books for the San Francisco Chronicle in the 1940s and became one of the most influential voices in crime-fiction criticism. In science fiction and fantasy, he is especially remembered as a co-founder of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1949, a magazine that became central to the genre.
His reputation rests on the combination of wit, scholarship, and enthusiasm he brought to everything he did. Whether writing mysteries, editing stories, or championing other authors, he helped define the taste of an era and remains an important figure for readers who love classic crime and speculative fiction.