The Motion of Light in Water: East Village Sex and Science Fiction Writing: 1960-1965
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Paladin / Grafton Books |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Type | Nonfiction |
| Cover art | Bernard Kay |
| Pages | xxii+581 |
| Price | £6.99 |
| ISBN | 0586089101 |
- "A Paladin UK Paperback Original 1990" stated on the copyright page.
- "FIRST BRITISH PUBLICATION" printed on the back cover.
- Publisher is given as "Paladin" (over) "Grafton Books" (over) "A Division of the Collins Publishing Group" on the title page, and simply "Paladin" on the book's spine.
- "Front cover photograph of Samuel R. Delany, 1961 by Bernard Kay" printed on the back cover.
- Other prices: New Zealand $19.95 and Australia $16.95 printed on the back cover.
- Expanded edition (not stated), includes "The Column at the Market's Edge" (stated on the title page).
- Month of publication from Locus1, which states that this edition is "greatly expanded and revised".
- The contents page and the first page of the 532-page memoir gives the title as "The Peripheries of Love".
- "The Column at the Market's Edge" began as a written interview between Delany and the editors of Camera Obscura in 1988, but this is its first publication.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bruce Gillespie | SF Commentary, #80A |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | The Peripheries of Love | Samuel R. Delany | Essay |
| 535 | The Column at the Market's Edge | Samuel R. Delany & Constance Penley & Sharon Willis | Interview |
| 535 | The Column at the Market's Edge | Samuel R. Delany | Essay |
| xi | Sentences: An Introduction | Samuel R. Delany | Essay |