Today is March 6, and it is the birthday of William F. Nolan (1928 – 2021). Nolan is probably best remembered by most readers as the coauthor (with George Clayton Johnnson) of Logan’s Run and several sequels.

Those are books worth rediscovering.

But Nolan did most of his work at short lengths. He was a mamber of what became known as the California School (among other names), a loose and informal group of fantasy writers who included (at various times) Ray Bradbury, Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Jerry Sohl, Rod Serling, George Clayton Johnson, Charles E. Fritch, Ray Russell, Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch, and Chad Oliver. (Chad was doing gradfuate work in California, but he soon moved to Texas but stayed in contact with the group.) Continue reading →