Finn J. D. John

Finn J.D. John is the author of several books on the regional history of his home state of Oregon. He is also the editor, annotator, and audiobook narrator of several omnibus collections of classic pulp authors, including Edgar Rice Burroughs, H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, published in hardcover, paperback, e-book, audiobook and interactive PDF editions. Since 2011 he has produced the thrice-weekly Offbeat Oregon History podcast, and, since 2008, a locally syndicated weekly newspaper column titled “Offbeat Oregon History” (http://offbeatoregon.com), which runs regularly in 16 community newspapers in his home state.

Finn teaches New Media Communications at Oregon State University, specializing in trans-media franchises as a venue for creative expression. He can be reached via Twitter at @offbeatoregon or by e-mail at finn@pulp-lit.com.