Here’s what we bought this month: a new shadowy fantasy from Fred Chappell (set in the same world as the one he sold us in May); a linguistic first-contact tale from Sheila Finch; a lit’ry fantasy novella about magic and millers from Ian R. MacLeod; and a subtle horror tale from Don Webb. I don’t normally mention non-fiction in this space, but there were two notable purchases, aside from our regulars: a tribute piece from Neil Gaiman for our upcoming special author issue (who the issue is dedicated to is a secret–or at least it is until Gordon says it’s okay to talk about), and a new book review column from John Kessel. (Rob Killheffer’s column has been discontinued; I’m not sure yet if Kessel will be signing on to do a regular column, or if this is just a one-shot.)