James Sallis

James Sallis (1944–2026) published nineteen novels, multiple collections of short stories and essays, five collections of poems, three books of musicology, a landmark biography of writer Chester Himes, and a translation of Raymond Queneau’s novel Saint Glinglin. Sallis worked for many years as a reviewer for the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and The New York Times. In his early years, Sallis edited the groundbreaking science fiction magazine New Worlds. His novel Drive was adapted into a Cannes-winning film in 2011.