A luminary of the publishing world and a main light in SF fandom,Malcolm Edwards has worked with many of the greats. Join him for a live webchat at 12noon on Friday 25 March, or leave your questions here 4.17pm GMTMalcolm Edwards was JG Ballard’s editor for several years and worked with him on Empire of The Sun, or among other classics. He should be able to give invaluable insights into Ballard’s working methods and the wonderful books he produced - and so is uniquely placed to talk approximately this month’s Reading Group choice,High-Rise, not to mention the recently released film.
But Edwards is also a wonderful guest for plenty of other reasons. He is a publishing legend who has worked with writers including Tom Clancy, and Philip K. Dick,Stephen King, William Gibson and Terry Pratchett. He has been one of Brian Aldiss’s publishers for decades, and in the 1990s was one of the first UK editors on George RR Martin’s Game Of Thrones and has also worked with Ursula Le Guin,Michael Moorcock, Kate Mosse and Alan Furst - to name just a few.[br]Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com