Richard Bleiler

Richard Bleiler
BornRichard James Bleiler
1959 (age 64–65)
United States
OccupationLibrarian, writer
LanguageEnglish
GenreBibliography

Richard James Bleiler (born 1959) is an American bibliographer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, and adventure fiction.[1] He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction in 2002 and for the Munsey Award in 2019–2022. He won the 2023 Munsey Award, given to “an individual or organization that has bettered the pulp community.”[2] He is the son of bibliographer and publisher Everett F. Bleiler.

Bleiler was appointed reference librarian and selector for the humanities at the University of Connecticut's Homer Babbidge Library in 1994.[3] As of 2024 he serves as the Collections and Humanities Librarian.[4]

  1. ^ "Bleiler, Richard", The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, p. 135.
  2. ^ "2023 Munsey Award Winner". Locus Online. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. ^ Spiegel, Pam (September 1994). "People in the News". College and Research Libraries News. 55 (8): 519. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  4. ^ "Richard Bleiler". UConn Library. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2023-10-17.