Bay Area Reporter :: Mississippi mudpuppies: Samuel R. Delany's 'Big Joe'
Among his most popular publications emerge a widely-known apocalyptic science fiction hit ( Dhalgren), a collection of essays on the craft of writing, ( About Writing) and another on the queer sex-positive history and gentrification of midcentury gay male culture populating the porn theaters of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue ( Times Square Red, Times Square Blue). He has also penned a four-part queer fantasy series ( Return to Neveryon) and a revealingly heartfelt memoir ( The Motion of Light in Water). Vastly underrated and underappreciated, Delany's latest creation is a racy, pungent illustrat...