Book Ad of the Week: THE SEVEN MINUTES (1969)

September 29, 1969

October 27, 1969

The Seven Minutes
by Irving Wallace

Simon & Schuster, 1969

Irving Wallace's bestselling novel about an obscenity trial surrounding a book titled The Seven Minutes became independent filmmaker Russ Meyer's second -- and last -- major studio Hollywood production, THE SEVEN MINUTES (1971), starring Wayne Maunder, Marianne McAndrew, Philip Carey, Jay C. Flippen, Yvonne DeCarlo, Edy Williams, Charles Napier, James Iglehart, Charles Drake, Tom Selleck, Harold J. Stone, and John Carradine.

Book Ad of the Week: THE FAN CLUB (1974)

June 6, 1974

The Fan Club

by Irving Wallace

Simon and Schuster, 1974

Raquel Welch and a then-unknown Lynda Carter were both considered for the lead in the movie adaptation of Irving Wallace's bestseller, but the Lawrence Gordon production was never made.