Forget TBT. Today, in conjunction with the release of The Fantastic Made Visible, we hold Celebrate an Author Wednesday on Thursday, as that’s just the sort of thing upon which Matthew Kapell would insist. Our first conversations with Matthew began nearly a decade ago, and we’ve delightedly been part of his vision for taking over the world via critical explorations of popular culture ever since. For every book he publishes, Matthew gets a corresponding tattoo. He now bears four designs related to his McF publications, including his forthcoming essay collection on the ludic/narrative dichotomy in digital games. (For insight into the stories behind the ink, see his McF titles.)
For more than twenty years, Ace Pilkington—coeditor of The Fantastic Made Visible—has served as the literary seminar director for the Utah Shakespeare Festival. In December, 2014, Ace won an Enchanted Conversation flash fiction contest with a story about Saint Nicholas, Krampus, and Grandfather Frost. In addition to his forthcoming McF book on science fiction and futurism, he’s also writing a novel that includes Ivan the Fool, Russian folklore, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
(Busy men, both.)
Drop us a line for a 20% discount on The Fantastic Made Visible, good now through Sunday, April 26th. Just use the coupon code FANTASTIC.
