Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion”, written by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block. 
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion”, written by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block.
HarperCollins publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: Regeneration by Philip Segal with Gary Russell; the book serves primarily as Segal’s memoir of his long struggle to bring Doctor Who to American airwaves, resulting only in the 1996 TV movie starring Paul McGann.
BWD Press prints the non-fiction book The First Quarter: A 25-Year History Of Video Games by Steven L. Kent, chronicling the early history of the video game industry. This book will be reprinted at a later date under a different name, The Ultimate History Of Video Games.
Running Press publishes John Sellers’ non-fictional recap of the video game industry’s early landmark titles, “Arcade Fever” (initially announced as “Arcade Planet”). Focusing almost entirely on coin-op games from the 1970s and 1980s, and illustrated with emulator screen shots and game cabinet artwork, the book is subtitled “The Fan’s Guide to the Golden Age of Video Games”. Its irreverent tone is less scholarly than some of the other books on the same topic published around this time.
TwoMorrows Publishing releases the non-fiction book G-Force: Animated by Jason Hofius and George Khoury, chronicling the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman and its western adaptation, Battle Of The Planets.
Telos publishes the non-fiction book Liberation: The Unofficial Unauthorised Guide to Blake’s 7 by Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore, an extensive critique of the 1978-81 BBC space opera.
Big Finish Productiions publishes the hardcover non-fiction book Doctor Who: The New Audio Adventures – The Inside Story by Benjamin Cook, a history of the series of licensed Doctor Who audio plays and audio spinoffs that the company has been producing since 1999; the book is timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Doctor Who.
Smithsonian Books publishes General Thomas Stafford’s non-fictional memoir of his time in NASA, “We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race“, co-written with Michael Cassutt. The book details Stafford’s involvement in several NASA missions, from the Gemini program through the high-profile flights of Apollo 10 to the moon and the international Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission.
Crown Books publishes Neal Thompson’s non-fictional biography, “Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard“, chronicling the life and career of Alan B. Shepard, the first of the Mercury astronauts to reach space, and the only veteran of the Mercury program to later walk on the moon despite medical issues that nearly ended his spaceflight career.
Temple University Press publishes the non-fiction book The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television by David Weinstein, chronicling the rise and fall of the original “fourth television network” and its founder, Allen Du Mont.
Wiley Books publishes the non-fiction book Digital Retro: The Evolution and Design of the Personal Computer by Gordon Laing, an illustrated history of the evolution of microcomputer hardware.
Berkley Books publishes the non-fiction book Sojourner by Andrew Mishkin, a first-hand account of the design, construction, launch and operation of the first successful Mars rover.
Former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel’s memoir, Script Doctor: The Inside Story of Doctor Who, 1986-1989, is published.
Rolenta Press publishes Confessions Of The Game Doctor, the memoirs of Bill Kunkel (1950-2011), one of the founding editors of Electronic Games Magazine.
Big Finish Productions releases the autobiography of Blake’s 7 actor Paul Darrow, You’re Him, Aren’t You?
Benbella Books releases the non-fiction Star Trek essay anthology “Boarding The Enterprise”, edited by and featuring contributions from David Gerrold. Other contributors include Norman Spinrad, D.C. Fontana, Paul Levinson and Eric Greene. (theLogBook.com webmaster Earl Green aided with this book’s fact-checking and editing.)
Harper publishes the non-fiction book Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of the WB and UPN by Susanne Daniels and Cynthia Littleton, who had first-hand knowledge of both short-lived television networks’ dealings.
Pan Macmillan Australia publishes music journalist Chris Bourke’s biography of the recent-disbanded NZ/Australian rock band Crowded House, written with extensive interview access to all of the members (as well as colleagues and family members) of the band’s original lineup.
The University of Nebraska Press publishes Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story, a comprehensive history of the American Skylab space station program written by David Hitt and Skylab astronauts Owen Garriott, Joe Kerwin, and Alan Bean. The book is part of University of Nebraska Press’ Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight series.
MIT Press publishes the non-fiction book Racing The Beam: The Atari Video Computer System by Nick Montfort & Ian Bogost, a technically-oriented overview of the historic home video game system.
The University of Nebraska Press publishes Ambassadors From Earth: Pioneering Explorations With Unmanned Spacecraft, a comprehensive history of American robotic outer solar system missions written by Jay Gallentine. The book is part of University of Nebraska Press’ Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight series.
Greenleaf publishes Mike Smith’s book Warnings: The True Story Of How Science Tamed The Weather, serving both as a history of severe weather forecasting in the U.S. and the evolution of the modern-day watch/warning system, and Smith’s memoir about his weather-related business ventures.
Bloomsbury Academic publishes Paul Atkinson’s well-illustrated non-fiction book Delete: A Design History of Computer Vapourware, detailing never-made hardware platforms from computer manufacturers both well-known and obscure.
The University of Nebraska Press publishes Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986–2011, a comprehensive history of the American Space Shuttle program written by Rick Houston. The book is part of University of Nebraska Press’ Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight series.
The University of Nebraska Press publishes Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986, a comprehensive history of the development and early flights of the American Space Shuttle program written by David Hitt and Heather R. Smith. The book is part of University of Nebraska Press’ Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight series.
Schiffer publishes The 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987 by Brett Weiss.
Dutton Books publishes The Interstellar Age: Inside the Forty Year Voyager Mission, Prof. Jim Bell’s history of NASA’s Voyager mission to the outer solar system and beyond.
Abrams Books publishes Star Wars: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One by Gary Gerani, which both reproduces and reviews every card in the Topps trading card set chronicling the first Star Wars film.
Not Lame Media publishes Craig Dorfman’s non-fiction book Brighter Day: A Jellyfish Story, a biography of the power pop band’s collective career and its individual members.
The non-fiction book Fallen Down: Heartache & Compassion in Undertale by Joel Couture is published as party of a StoryBundle release.