About the Weird Non-Fiction Sub-Group

[Dan]

I do not know if there is sufficient interest in this group for reading about the genre of Weird Fiction as a genre, its authors, its achievements, etc. I know I'm interested in the history of weird fiction, its definition, its creators, when and where it was published, and who is producing it today. There are books and articles, even videos being made on this subject. For those interested in such topics I am creating a sub-group for members who wish to read books on these subjects.

The books nominated can be about weird fiction as a genre, but also biographical, maybe a book about Lovecraft's life, his biases perhaps, or his correspondence; maybe a biography of Henry Kuttner, Angela Carter, or even China Mieville, if there any such. All non-fiction work directly relevant to weird fiction is eligible for nomination.

We had one non-fiction group read recently. I'm going to pull the comments on that read into this section.

I think I will start out running polls for this sub-group quarterly, every three months that is. If interest is limited or not really sustaining that high a frequency, I might change to a semi-annual basis. These group reads will be in addition to the monthly fiction group read, not in place of them.

[Nicolai Alexander]

This is a very good idea! I am very interested in learning more about the genre and its authors and everything in between! :)

[Darren]

That sounds wonderful! Is Mike Davis on here? He's an excellent resource on Lovecraftian / cosmic horror.

[Dan]

We have three Michaels as members, but none of them have the last name Davis. Would you like to invite him? I believe you can do this by first clicking on the "send invite" link on our group homepage.