Henry Wessells's guest appearances

Henry Wessells

The Virtual Memories Show

The Avram Davidson Universe

Sarah Williams

Ashton Applewhite

Kurt Andersen

David Shields

Bob Stein

Eddy Portnoy

Philip K. Dick

Andrew Parker

Gary Clark

Bill Griffith

Caleb Crain

Scott McCloud

Judith Butler

Milton Glaser

Steven Heller

OwlTail

Avram Davidson

In this episode, we sit down with literary expert Henry Wessells and listen to a reading of“ O Brave Old World!” from Davidson’s “The Other 19th Century” short story collection. We discuss the meaning of the story and the purpose of “alternate history” as well as look back at how Wessell’s became inspired to start www.avramdavidson.org.

In this episode, we sit down with literary expert Henry Wessells and listen to a reading of“ O Brave Old World!” from Davidson’s “The Other 19th Century” short story collection. We discuss the meaning of the story and the purpose of “alternate history” as well as look back at how Wessell’s became inspired to start <a href="http://www.avramdavidson.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.avramdavidson.org</a>.

The Avram Davidson - Universe Season 1, Episode 3 Henry Wessells "O Brave Old World!"

Writer, editor and rare book dealer Henry Wessells checks in from Montclair, NJ. We talk about the books &amp; authors he's bingeing on, the big project of selling Ricky Jay's collection, the joy of a walk in the woods, the one cooking ingredient he wishes he'd stocked up on before battening down the hatches, and more. Follow Henry on Twitter and go check out his book, A Conversation Larger Than The Universe: Readings in Science Fiction and the Fantastic 1762-2017 • Listen to our full-length podcast from 2018 • More info at our site • Find all our COVID Check-In episodes • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal

Writer, editor and rare book dealer <a href="http://endlessbookshelf.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Henry Wessells</a> checks in from Montclair, NJ. We talk about the books &amp; authors he's bingeing on, the big project of selling Ricky Jay's collection, the joy of a walk in the woods, the one cooking ingredient he wishes he'd stocked up on before battening down the hatches, and more. Follow Henry on <a href="https://twitter.com/endless_bkshelf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and go check out his book, <a href="https://www.oakknoll.com/pages/books/131951/henry-wessells/conversation-larger-than-the-universe-readings-in-science-fiction-and-the-fantastic-1762-2017-a" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A Conversation Larger Than The Universe: Readings in Science Fiction and the Fantastic 1762-2017</a> • Listen to <a href="http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-255-henry-wessells" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">our full-length podcast from 2018</a> • More info <a href="http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/covid-check-in-with-henry-wessells" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">at our site</a> • Find all our <a href="http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/the-covid-19-sessions" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">COVID Check-In episodes</a> • Support The Virtual Memories Show via <a href="http://patreon.com/vmspod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href="http://paypal.me/vmspod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Paypal</a>

COVID Check-In with Henry Wessells

Antiquarian book dealer Henry Wessells joins the show to talk about his new exhibition at the Grolier Club and its accompanying book, A Conversation larger than the Universe: Readings in Science Fiction and the Fantastic, 1762-2017 (Oak Knoll). We get into his collecting impulse and why he's not really a book collector, the childhood influence of Doc Savage and the adult influence of Robert Sheckley, Mary Shelley's primary role in the invention of science fiction, the relevance of John Crowley's Little, Big to our current moment, the ways the internet has changed book-collecting and casual reading, the vicarious thrill of book-dealing, our mutual teenaged meltdowns when we encountered Neuromancer, the unsung writers in his collection, the one book he wishes he owned, and a whole lot more. • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal

Antiquarian book dealer <a href="http://endlessbookshelf.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Henry Wessells</a> joins the show to talk about his new <a href="http://www.grolierclub.org/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&amp;pageid=289913&amp;ssid=169183&amp;vnf=1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">exhibition at the Grolier Club</a> and its accompanying book, <a href="https://www.oakknoll.com/pages/books/131951/henry-wessells/conversation-larger-than-the-universe-readings-in-science-fiction-and-the-fantastic-1762-2017-a" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A Conversation larger than the Universe: Readings in Science Fiction and the Fantastic, 1762-2017</a> (Oak Knoll). We get into his collecting impulse and why he's not really a book collector, the childhood influence of Doc Savage and the adult influence of Robert Sheckley, Mary Shelley's primary role in the invention of science fiction, the relevance of John Crowley's Little, Big to our current moment, the ways the internet has changed book-collecting and casual reading, the vicarious thrill of book-dealing, our mutual teenaged meltdowns when we encountered Neuromancer, the unsung writers in his collection, the one book he wishes he owned, and a whole lot more. • More info <a href="http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-255-henry-wessells" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">at our site</a> • Support The Virtual Memories Show via <a href="http://patreon.com/vmspod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href="http://paypal.me/vmspod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Paypal</a>

Episode 255 - Henry Wessells