NON-FICTION! 
ON
A MOVE by Terry Bisson
New biography of journalist/death row political
prisoner MUMIA ABU JAMAL. From
Litmus,
February 2001. Also available from
Amazon.com.
"Opens an important window on the life of a brilliant
and uncompromising dissident." --Tom Morello, Rage
Against the Machine.
"A powerful book--I couldn't put it down." --Sister
Helen Prejean, author,Dead Man
Walking.
"To read this book is to gain deep insights into the
issues of race and poverty." --Howard Zinn
"A book that will inspire action--and life."
--Chuck D
" This book moves as fast as a street-corner
game...Bisson does a masterful job of defining the character
of one of America's most profound journalists--a man the
Pennsylvania judiciary is trying to murder--and exploring
history's influences on him. Read these lines. Read between
them, too, before it's too late. --Peter
Coyote
Mumia is a first rate revolutionary journalist, a wicked
satirist, an eclectic humanist scholar, and a friend to all
who love justice. I strongly recommend his own writings:
LIVE
FROM DEATH ROW and
DEATH
BLOSSOMS.
RECENT BOOKS
THE
SIXTH DAY (Tor, Nov 2000) Novelization of the new Arnold
movie. "You cloned the wrong man!"
MIRACLE
MAN (Harper Collins, Nov 2000) YA novelization of a
classic X-Files episode.
BE
FIRST IN THE UNIVERSE (Dell, Feb 2000) -- A "droll ...
lighter-than-air ... amusing, satisfying caper" (Kirkus) for
young readers (under 55) co-authored by TB and Stephanie
"Ganoob"(Aliens for Breakfast) Spinner.
GALAXY
QUEST.(Ace Books, December 1999). The only authorized,
official novelization of the Dreamworks movie, personally
approved by Steven and Susan (Spielberg and Allison).
"A WILD RIDE!"
--F&SF
PIRATES
OF THE UNIVERSE (Tor paperback)
"The Most Reviewed SF Novel of 1996"
A New York Times "Notable Book" for 1996
 "Surprising and compelling ... a stylish
exploration of the dream-infested psyche of Gunther Ryder,
who hunts extraterrestrials for a living, suffers from real
and virtual sexual frustration, and discovers (to his and
our satisfaction) that you can go home again." --NY TIMES
"A work of cunning sublety and complexity ...brilliant."
--LOCUS
"Another gem from one of SF's leading
innovators."--BOOKLIST
(Autographed hardcover available, $15 postpaid--email
the author)
COMING SOON!
THE PICKUP ARTIST--SF novel, Tor, Spring
2001.
"The Old Rugged Cross"--short story,
Patrick Nielsen-Hayden's STARLIGHT original anthology from
Tor.
EXPIRATION DATE: NEVER!--Young adult SF,
Dell, Spring 2001, the second of two books with Stephanie
Spinner.
Odds and Ends
Don't miss ROGER ZELAZNY'S NINE PRINCES IN
AMBER and GUNS OF AVALON, adapted by Terry
Bisson for DC Comics. And here's a brief
Appreciation of Roger Zelazny, my
way of thanking him for his work.
Be sure and check out "They're Made out of Meat"
on permanent display as part of the Are We Alone?
exhibit at THE TECH MUSEUM
OF INNOVATION, San Jose, California.
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 (art by Cory & Catska Ench)
NEW from ElectricStory!!
"A leisurely Golden Age tall tale
enriched by the wonderful gibberish of mathematical physics.
All fun and pure pleasure."
Rudy Rucker
NUMBERS DON'T
LIE, the long-awaited (by TB, anyway) novella
containing all the adventures of Wilson Wu and his
pal Irv in one volume. Based on actual incidents! And
the return of an ursine classic,
BEARS
DISCOVER FIRE (the collection), now available
from ElectricStory in Microsoft Reader and Rocketbook
formats.
 (art by Heather Hudson)
Features the award-winning title story and includes other
Hugo and Nebula nominees such as the
usenetmostpostedhitsingle They're Made
out of Meat, "Necronauts," "Press Ann," "The Shadow
Knows," and "England Underway."
Readings & Appearances
KGB Non Fiction Reading Series, hosted by Mark
Jacobson, Eric Konigsberg, and TB. First Wednesday of every
month, 7 to 9:30 pm at NYC's ill-lit literary legend, the
KGB Bar, 85 E4 (at 2 Ave) in Manhattan.
Also SF@KGB, hosted by TB and Ellen Datlow
and sponsored by SciFi.com. Third Wednesday of every
month, same time, same downtown scene. May 16 next,
Douglas Clegg and Caitlin Kiernan.
(Email TB to be put on either KGB list.)
Plainfield Library (NJ) May 8
Nancy, France, May 15
Worldcon (Millennium Philcon) Philadelphia,
September 1
Radio Drama
The SciFi Channel's
Seeing Ear
Theater features several adaptations of TB stories
( "They're Made out of Meat," "Next," and "The Toxic Donut")
and also two collaborations with Brian Smith--"The Flat Edge
of the Earth" and "Orson the Alien."
"The Toxic Donut" is performed by film star Peter Coyote.
TB worked with Peter on his powerful 60s memoir,
SLEEPING WHERE I FALL, a book that ranks with
Malcolm Cowley's EXILE'S RETURN as a revealing portrait of a
generation in revolt.
LOCUS INTERVIEW
Everything
you never wanted to know,
and
more.
"Some things never happen. This one will."
--Larkin
Owensboro Hall of Fame
A science fiction writer was inducted into the Owensboro,
Kentucky, Hall of Fame, along with such superstars as Darrel
Waltrip, Johnny Depp, Cliff Hagan and Bill Monroe. Strong
company for a lowly scribbler, and a great honor indeed.
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NEW NEBULA AWARD!
"macs" (Best SF Short Story,
2000, awarded at SFWA Nebula Banquet,
April 28, Beverly Hills, CA; also
winner of the Locus award and France's
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire)
featured in
IN
THE UPPER ROOM and Other Likely Stories (Tor)
"One of the field's truly distinct voices!"
--Locus
"Cutting edge SF!" --Publishers Weekly
"Generously endowed with sharp wit, dead-on
dialogue and the storytelling gifts of a born raconteur."
--SF Weekly
"Rousing entertainment, underwear,
equations, entities and all." --Kirkus
"Bisson's imaginative take-offs on string and chaos
theories and the vagaries of cyberspace are as shrewd as
they are playful. Witty stories with a timeless sweetness
and allure. Speculative fiction that transcends its genre.
A good choice for Douglas Adams fans."
--Booklist
"Multiple dimensions, and every single one of them
includes lingerie." --SF Site
Articles
Written for AUTOMOTIVE NEWS millennial
issue--Detroit, We Have a Problem
The Case of Mumia Abu Jamal
Intro to THE PERPETUITY BLUES, a
major new story collection by Neal Barrett, Jr.
A Canticle for Miller: how I met
St. Leibowitz & the Wild Horse Woman but not Walter M.
Miller, Jr.
Seven Ways to Beat Writer's Block
and How I Made Them Work for Me
The Primal Ooze, Clark Dimond, and
the Kitchen Sink
The Black Panthers
Hawk Debate Heats Up
Bluegrass on the Banks of the
Ohio
SF and the Post-Apollo
Blues
Voyage to the Red
Continent
Canards
This short poem CRAZY DUCK
was written in 1963 when I was living in Louisville. First
published in the Village Voice, it is considered by
knowledgeable critics to be one of the top duck poems to
come out of the 60s.
Posthumous Collaboration
SAINT
LEIBOWITZ AND THE WILD HORSE WOMAN
By Walter M. Miller, Jr. (Bantam)
TB completed the book after Miller's death--see story in
"Articles" or access it HERE.
This is a very different book than CANTICLE--a mature, wry,
almost Tolstoyan exploration of the conflict between Spirit
and Flesh played out on the High Plains of North America
(circa 2800) and in the soul of one persistent and bright if
not terribly wise young monk.
Video Scripts
Oak Ridge, written as an original screenplay for
F&SF, won me a 1998 NY Foundation for the Arts
Fellowship in Screenwriting and Playwriting.
Press Ann was a 1993 Hugo nominee.
The less said about TPMP, the better.
Press Ann
Incident At Oak Ridge
The Pleasantville Monster
Project
Stage Plays
Adapted from my own short stories--
Next
Two Guys From the Future
They're Made Out of Meat
The Toxic Donut
The Joe Show
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