Briardene Books

I’m delighted to announce that this summer, Briardene Books will be publishing a collection of Abigail Nussbaum’s reviews.

Abigail Nussbaum is a Hugo Award-winning critic and the author of the blog Asking The Wrong Questions. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, New Scientist, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and Strange Horizons, among others, and she is a regular contributor to the progressive culture and politics blog, Lawyers, Guns and Money.

Track Changes: Selected Reviews collects Abigail’s best writing about books, films, and TV with a new Introduction. It demonstrates how, in recent years, some of science fiction and fantasy’s core themes – from the exploration of space, to the invention of fantastic worlds, to our fluid understanding of what it means to be human – have been refreshed by a new generation of writers, and in so doing it provides an essential map of the interactions between the fantastic genres, politics, and culture.

Track Changes will be published as a demy-format paperback and in ebook on 8 August, 2024, with a cover by Tom Joyes. You can pre-order both formats now from the Briardene Books shop; the ebook will also be available through other sites in due course. For review copies or other queries, please email Briardene Books.

Some advance praise:

“A tour de force, as good an account of the evolving world of twenty-first century science fiction and fantasy as I have read. Nussbaum is one of our very best critics: expert, engaged and illuminating. She’s also one of the most sane. These essays are full of insight, context, wisdom and judgement, all written with the ardour and panache of someone who really cares. Indispensable.”

– Adam Roberts

“Thoughtful, intelligent, and perceptive, Abigail Nussbaum is one of the most interesting people talking about science fiction today, and Track Changes is essential reading for anyone interested in the field.”

– Jonathan Strahan

On a personal note, I’ve known Abigail for nearly twenty years, and could not be more proud to be bringing this book into the world. If you know Abigail’s work, you already know how essential it is; if you don’t, I promise that by the time you finish Track Changes, you will have been entertained, challenged, and invigorated, and your reading list will be quite a bit longer.