Algis Budrys, Beyond the Outposts: Essays on SF and Fantasy, 1955-1996, newly published in the UK by Ansible. There’s a lot in the book’s 211,000 words. But of possible special interest to readers of Tentaclii are…

* “Non-Literary Influences on Science Fiction”, “exploring in disquieting depth how magazine stories were routinely cut, padded or rearranged for production reasons beyond the control of author or editor”.

* Science Fiction in the Marketplace.

* Pulp!

* Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy.