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J. G. BALLARD: COLLECTORS' GUIDE, ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, ETC by Mike Holliday |
COLLECTORS' GUIDE
J. G. Ballard: A Collectors’ Guide is a comprehensive ‘helping hand’ for anyone interested in Ballard’s writings. It includes separate sections on his novels, collections, and short stories, together with details of books published about Ballard and his works. (Last updated 23 April 2026)
INTERVIEWS
Originally published at the now defunct Ballardian.com site:
- Angry Old Men -
my interview with the author Michael Moorcock in which he discusses Ballard's influence - An interview with the publisher and author Michael Butterworth, during which we discuss Ballard, the maverick publishers Savoy Books, censorship, and much more
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Here's where you can find my articles about Ballard, a number of which were originally published at the now defunct Ballardian.com site:
- An Appreciation of J. G. Ballard, first published in Book and Magazine Collector, shortly after JGB’s death
- Desperate Measures: A History of ‘The Atrocity Exhibition’ -
published in ‘The JG Ballard Book’ (The Terminal Press) * - A Dirty and Diseased Mind -
an account of the Unicorn Bookshop obscenity trial of 1968, which featured one of Ballard's stories - J. G. Ballard's Court Circular -
a minor work of Ballard’s from 1968 that nevertheless reveals much that is of interest - His Closest Friend: A Profile of Christopher Evans -
originally published in ‘Deep Ends: The JG Ballard Anthology 2016’ (The Terminal Press) - Taking the Top Off His Skull -
an account of the genesis of 'Crash', the author's most notorious novel - Disaster in Space -
some notes on 'Journey Across a Crater', a rarely seen short story from 1970 - A Home and A Grave -
an alternative take on the novel The Unlimited Dream Company - Ballard and the Vicissitudes of Time -
a central theme in Ballard's fiction, as it appears in three stories from the early 1980s - Fulfillment in a Time of Nihilism -
Ballard and the political philosopher John Gray: a mutual admiration society - A Fascist State? Another look at Kingdom Come and Consumerism -
reconsidering Ballard's final novel
(Articles marked with * are not currently available online)
‘THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION’ DISCUSSIONS
During late-
