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Books About Nancy Drew and Similar Series Books:
The following in-depth books on Nancy Drew and similar series and their creators are
currently available through book stores such as
Barnes & Noble or
Amazon.com for easy online ordering. Other source books that are out of print are listed
separately below.
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Clues for Real Life: The Classic Wit and Wisdom of Nancy Drew
Compiled by Jennifer Fisher, Nov. 2007, Meredith Books
Signed copies can be purchased from Jennifer Fisher at The Sleuth Shop.
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Rediscovering Nancy Drew
Editors: Carolyn Stewart Dyer, Nancy Tillman Romalov, Feb. 1995, University of Iowa Press
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Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
Author: Melanie Rehak, Sept. 2005, Harcourt
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American Sweethearts: Teenage Girls in Twentieth-Century Popular Culture
Author: Ilana Nash, Jan. 2006, Indiana University Press
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Sisters, Schoolgirls, and Sleuths
Author: Carolyn Carpan, 2008, The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
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The Girl Sleuth
Author: Bobbie Ann Mason, May 1995, University of Georgia Press
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Nancy Drew & Company: Culture, Gender, and Girls' Series
Author: Sherrie A. Inness, Aug. 1997, Bowling Green University
Popular Press
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The Dark Side of River Heights
Author: Renee Walker, 2004, Lulu Published
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Edward Stratemeyer: Creator of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew (Who Wrote That?)
Brenda Lange, Kyle Zimmer, Jan. 2004, Chelsea House Publications
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Mystery Box
Author: Gordon McAlpine, Sept. 2003, Cricket Books
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Missing Millie Benson
Author: Julie K. Rubini, Sept. 2015, Ohio University Press Biographies for Young Readers Series
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The following are great publications devoted to
series and children's books and dime novels and are available for subscribing as noted below.
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The Sleuth, a Nancy Drew Sleuths
Official Publication
To order, click
here. Or send (US subscribers) subscription for $35.00 for 6 issues to: Nancy Drew Sleuths, P.O. Box 128, Higley, AZ 85236-0128
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Susabella Passengers & Friends
Editor: Garrett Lothe.
To order, send
$24.00 for a one year subscription to Garrett Lothe, 80 Ocean Pines Lane, Pebble Beach,
CA 93953.
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Yellowback Library
Editor: Gil O'Gara. To order, send $36.00 for a one year subscription to Gil O'Gara, P.O. Box
36172, Des Moines, IA 50315.
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Dime Novel Round-Up
Editor: Marlena E. Bremseth. To order, send $25.00
for a one year subscription to Dime Novel Round-Up, P. O. Box 2188, Purcellville, VA 20134.
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The Lion & the Unicorn.
Published 3 times a year, The Johns Hopkins University Press. To order, click
here
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Out of Print Sources: available via auctions, the Internet, used book stores:
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The Nancy Drew Scrapbook
Author: Karen Plunkett-Powell, Nov. 1993, St. Martin's Press, Inc
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The Secret of the Statemeyer Syndicate: Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and the Million Dollar
Fiction Factory. Author: Carol Billman.
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The Mystery of Nancy Drew: Girl Sleuth on the Couch.
Author: Betsy Caprio, 1992, Source Books.
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The Mysterious Case of Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys
Authors: Marvin Heiferman, Carole Kismaric, Sept. 1998, Simon & Schuster Trade.
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Edward Stratemeyer and the Stratemeyer Syndicate
Author: Deidre Johnson, Jun. 1993, Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc
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Ghost of the Hardy Boys
Author: Leslie McFarlane, 1976, Methuen
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The Secret of Collecting Girls' Series Books
Author: John Axe, 2000, Hobby House Press.
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All About Collecting Boys' Series Books
Author: John Axe, 2002 Hobby House Press.
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All About Collecting Girls' Series Books
Author: John Axe, 2002 Hobby House Press.
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Confessions of a Teen Sleuth
Author: Chelsea Cain, April 2005, Bloomsbury USA
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House of Happy Endings: A Memoir
Author: Leslie Garis, July 2007, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Nancy Drew's Guide to Life
Author: Jennifer Worick, Sept. 2001, Running Press
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The Wisdom of Nancy Drew: The Nancy Drew Guide to Solving Life's Little Mysteries
Dominique Christin, Oct. 2007, Cider Mill Press
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The Official Nancy Drew Handbook: Skills, Tips, and Life Lessons
Penny Warner, Nov. 2007, Quirk Books
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Not a Girl Detective
Author: Susan Kandel, June 2005, William Morrow
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Nancy Drew and Her Sister Sleuths
Authors: Michael G. Cornelius & Melanie E. Gregg, 2008, McFarland & Company
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If you have a source or book that is not listed here, please e-mail.
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