Mike Ford's books will be reissued

[redbird]

John M. Ford's books are going to be republished starting in 2020.

There are still unknowns in the back story, and probably always will be (and not just because this is about Mike), but

after a year of delicate back-and-forth spearheaded by Beth Meacham, Tor and the family have reached an agreement that will gradually bring all of his books back into print, plus a new volume of stories, poems, Christmas cards, and other uncollected material.

[via jenett, with thanks]

Comments

[voidampersand]

Wow! That is unexpected good news.

[thnidu]

I just followed the link and read the article through.

Holy.... everlovin'.... motherfuckin'.... SHIT!

I am going to watch for these books. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[calimac]

How strange. So the long-held (I'd certainly heard it) story that Mike's relatives were opposed to the reissue of his works was ... a misunderstanding?

[autopope]

I gather it was a huge comedy of errors all round, aggravated by a vanishing agent and the first NYC publishing person to make contact with the family (who knew nothing of NYC publishing) getting off on the exact opposite of a sympathetic basis.