Upcoming Nonfiction

I've just finished off a boatload of nonfiction stuff that'll be published in the next month or so, including:- A SF Site column that will go live November 1st, featuring an interview with Peter Crowther, founder of PS PublishingWhat have you learned from running PS Publishing over the years?I think that, primarily, I've learned that great quality in writing does not necessarily translate to great success in terms of sales. If it did, then Ramsey Campbell would be one of the wealthiest writers alive. Similarly, of course, I'm constantly reminded when I read the book-performance charts every week that sales success does not necessarily mean a work is particularly good.- A Bookslut comics column focusing on Shaun Tan's The arrival, going live around November 5.Wordless yet containing worlds, Shaun Tan's The Arrival demonstrates the power of fantasy to show us our reality. It is also an example of the rare book that feels full and complete without conventional conflict and conflict resolution.- An essay for Clarkesworld Magazine called "The Language of the Defeated," running in early November.This language of defeat also requires participants to wade through decades of grudges, jealousies, and insecurities passed down through the generations in the form of received ideas, anecdotes, and assumptions that constitute genre's least useful heirloom.- A review for The Washington Post Book World that should run by early November. (I don't think they like people excerpting these ahead of time, so...)- Realms of Fantasy reviews for their December issue, including recommendations of Lloyd Jones' Mister Pip, Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies (although the fact I can't really remember much about this now indicates it's somewhat disposable), Stephen Gallagher's The Kingdom of Bones, and Ellen Datlow's The Coyote Road. Graphic novel recommendations are Ian Edington and D'Israeli's Scarlet Traces: The Great Game, Mark Smylie's Artesia Afield/Afire, Mike Mignola's BPRD: The Universal Machine, Alex Sheikman's Robotika (mostly for the eye candy), and Jim Pavelec's Hell Beasts: How to Draw Grotesque Fantasy Creatures.- An interview with Shaun Tan for Amazon.com that'll run next week, along with an interview with YA author David Lubar, including a photo of a publicist dressed as a weiner, and a roundtable interview with some up-and-coming heroic fantasy writers.I'll also be reporting on Utopiales for Locus Magazine, although I would imagine that won't run until the January issue.