John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly
Authors of (respectively) Corrupting Dr. Nice and Think Like a Dinosaur

We had a chat with them on Thursday, May 8, 1997. You can read a transcript here.

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Corrupting Dr. Nice
by John Kessel
(Tor, 1997, $24.95)

Think Like a Dinosaur
by James Patrick Kelly
(Arkham House, 1997)

John Kessel is a professor of American literature and fiction writing at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. His stories have appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Omni, Asimov's, New Dimensions, and The Berkley Showcase. In 1982 his novella "Another Orphan" received the Nebula Award, and his short story "Buffalo" won the 1991 Theodore Sturgeon Award and the Locus Poll. His novels include Freedom Beach (written in collaboration with James Patrick Kelly), Good News from Outer Space, and Corrupting Dr. Nice. His story collection, Meeting in Infinity was nominated for the World Fantasy Award and was named a notable book of 1992 by The New York Times Book Review. His play "Faustfeathers" won the 1994 Paul Green Playwrights' Competition. Kessel's criticism has appeared in The Los Angeles Times Book Review, Science Fiction Age, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and other publications.

James Patrick Kelly is the author of four novels, Wildlife, Look into the Sun, Freedom Beach with John Kessel (Tor, 1986), and Planet of Whispers (Tor, 1985). He has published over forty stories, including "Rat," "Mr. Boy," and "The First Law of Thermodynamics." His novelette, "Think Like a Dinosaur," recently won the Hugo Award. He has also written poetry, a number of plays and a planetarium show. His work has been translated into thirteen languages.