Ballantine Books publishes the non-fiction book The Making Of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield (a pseudonym for Stephen Edward Poe), credited on the cover to Whitfield and series creator Gene Roddenberry. This is the first non-fiction title to focus on the making of a specific television series, and the first non-fiction Star Trek title. 
British publisher W.H. Allen releases the non-fiction book Doctor Who: A Celebration by Peter Haining (with uncredited contributions by Jeremy Bentham), chronicling the series up to the eve of its 20th anniversary.
British publisher W.H. Allen releases the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Key To Time by Peter Haining, a chronological collection of events, press mentions and other ephemera from Doctor Who’s beginning through the book’s publication. (The book is not related to the Key to Time storyline of the series’ 16th season.)
Ballantine Books publishes The Odyssey File by Arthur C. Clarke and filmmaker Peter Hyams, chronicling the authors’ collaboration to translate Clarke’s novel 2010: Odyssey Two into the film 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Their lengthy international correspondence in 1983 and early 1984 was conducted by then-groundbreaking means of pre-internet e-mail exchanges.
The first edition of the non-fiction-with-science-fiction-short-stories anthology “The Planets“ is published by Bantam Books, edited by Byron Preiss. Contributors include Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Harry Harrison, Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, JPL scientist Dale Cruikshank, Frank Herbert, illustrator Ralph McQuarrie, and many more. Each body in the solar system is described in a factual essay, and then features in a short story.
MacFarland publishes Irv Broughton’s book Producers On Producing: The Making of Film and Television, a compendium of interviews Broughton conducted with industry professionals involved with producing movies and TV.
Titan Books UK publishes Neil Gaiman’s non-fiction account of the making of the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy franchise, Don’t Panic! – The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion. The book features numerous interviews with Douglas Adams and others involved in the making of the radio and television series, records and books.
British publisher W.H. Allen releases the non-fiction book Doctor Who: 25 Glorious Years by Peter Haining, celebrating a quarter-century of Doctor Who with behind-the-scenes stories from 1963 through the early Sylvester McCoy episodes.
Continuum publishes Tom Stempel’s non-fiction book Storytellers To The Nation: A History Of American Television Writing, chronicling the craft of writing for television from the medium’s inception through the end of the 1980s.
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, and Stephen James Walker, offering a detailed inside look at the tenure of Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor.
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, and Stephen James Walker, offering a detailed inside look at the tenure of Colin Baker as the sixth Doctor.
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine“, written and illustrated by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens.
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The First Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, and Stephen James Walker, offering a detailed inside look at the development of Doctor Who both before it was ever broadcast and during the entire tenure of William Hartnell as the original Doctor.
Pocket Books publishes the non-fiction book The Apollo Adventure: The Making of the Apollo Space Program and the Movie Apollo 13 by Jeffrey Kluger, featuring a foreword by Apollo 13 movie director Ron Howard.
Boxtree Books publishes the non-fiction book The Making of Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7 by Adrian Rigelsford, chronicling the 1978-81 BBC space opera.
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, offering a detailed inside look at the tenure of Peter Davison as the fifth Doctor.
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction book Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, by Herbert F. Solow (former Desilu production executive) and Robert H. Justman (former Star Trek co-producer), a memoir of both men’s roles in the making of the original series, and their dealings with the cast and with series creator Gene Roddenberry.
Virgin Publishing releases the hardcover non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Eighties by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, and Stephen James Walker, a coffee table book covering the final decade of the 20th century series.
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, offering a detailed inside look at the tenure of the late Jon Pertwee as the third Doctor.
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Nth Doctor by Jean-Marc Lofficier, detailing the development – including abandoned scripts and storylines – that led from proposals to a never-made Doctor Who theatrical movie to the 1996 TV movie starring Paul McGann.
Pocket Books releases the Star Trek non-fiction book “Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series”, written by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, detailing the extent of the pre-production efforts that Paramount and Gene Roddenberry put into a 1970s revival of the original Star Trek that ultimately went unmade.
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Blake’s 7: The Inside Story by Joe Nazzaro and Sheelagh Wells, chronicling the 1978-81 BBC space opera (on which Wells was part of the makeup department).
Little & Brown publishes J.C. Herz’s non-fictional analysis of the video game industry, “Joystick Nation“. The books is a series of essays on the origins, appeal, marketing and interpretation of video games, often from an academic and sociological perspective. A TV documentary project based on the book is announced at a later date, but never enters production.
Ballantine Books releases a slightly revised American edition of David Bassom’s non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “Creating Babylon 5“, originally published in 1996 in the UK. The book features an introduction by series creator J. Michael Straczynski, extensive interviews with the show’s cast and crew, brief episode synopses, and numerous photos. A sticker is affixed to the cover after printing (but before nationwide distribution) to remind purchasers that the series is moving to cable network TNT in 1998.
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, and Stephen James Walker, offering a detailed inside look at the tenure of the late Patrick Troughton as the second Doctor.
Boston Books releases the Star Trek non-fiction book “Trek Navigator”, written by Mark Altman and Edward Gross.
Del Rey publishes the first volume of Jane Killick’s behind-the-scenes chronicle of the sci-fi TV series, Babylon 5: Signs And Portents, with a foreword by series star Michael O’Hare.
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “Star Trek: Voyager: A Vision Of The Future” by Stephen Edward Poe. (In 1968, under the pseudonym Stephen Whitfield, Poe co-authored the original “Making Of Star Trek” with Gene Roddenberry).
Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, offering a detailed inside look at the tenure of Sylvester McCoy as the seventh Doctor, with additional material about the 1996 TV movie starring Paul McGann as the eighth Doctor.
Lone Eagle publishes the non-fiction book The Music Of Star Trek by Jeff Bond, covering the history of the music scores from Star Trek television shows and movies, featuring interviews with many of the franchise’s composers.