r/fantasy 2021 Book Bingo - hosted by natrosette

SFF-Related Nonfiction
Back by popular demand! Any nonfiction book that is related to SFF. Could be a book about the history of something in SFF, writing SFF, essays from a SFF writer, etc.

HARD MODE: Published within the last five years. 
All books added
Gothic: An Illustrated History by Roger Luckhurst

Gothic: An Illustrated History

Roger Luckhurst

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art horror dark mysterious medium-paced
Frank Frazetta: Master Of Fantasy Art by Arnie Fenner, Cathy Fenner, Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta: Master Of Fantasy Art

Arnie Fenner, Cathy Fenner, Frank Frazetta

163 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction art informative inspiring tense medium-paced
The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture by Gail Carriger

The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture

Gail Carriger

210 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism reference informative medium-paced
Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku

Physics of the Impossible

Michio Kaku

329 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction science informative medium-paced
Dreams Must Explain Themselves by Ursula K. Le Guin

Dreams Must Explain Themselves

Ursula K. Le Guin

388 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier

Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry

Jason Schreier

301 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction video games informative medium-paced
A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong

A Short History of Myth

Karen Armstrong

159 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history religion reflective slow-paced
Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of the Venture Bros. by Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick, Cartoon Network

Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of the Venture Bros.

Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick, Cartoon Network

376 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction art adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul by Leila Taylor

Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul

Leila Taylor

206 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir race challenging informative medium-paced
Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories by Charlie Jane Anders

Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories

Charlie Jane Anders

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced