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TABLE OF CONTENTS January 1997 Issue 432 Vol. 38 No. 1 CHARLES N. BROWN 30th Year of Publication 18-Time Hugo Winner Publisher & Editor-in-Chief MAIN STORIES M ARIANNE S. JABLON Dean Koontz New Super-Deal/8 Putnam Berkley Sold to Penguin/8 Managing Editor Elizabeth A. Lynn Returns to Fantasy/8 US Leads Global Book Market/8 FA R EN C. MILLER THE DATA FILE CAROLYN F. CUSHMAN Editors Idoru Comes Early: Japan’s Virtual Popstar/9 Swedish SF Shop Rides Fantasy Boom/9 US Chain Store Sales Rise/9 KIRSTEN GONG-WONG Announcements/9 Readings & Signings/9 Publishing News/9 Assistant Editor Legal News/9 Worldcon Update/70 Magazine News/70 EDWARD BRYANT International Awards/70 Award News/70 Contest News/70 SHIRA DAEMON Recommended Reading/70 Rights/70 Online Update/70 MARK R. KELLY Publications Received/70 Audio Received/70 Catalogs Received/70 RUSSELL LETSON INTERVIEWS GARY K. WOLFE Contributing Editors Connie Willis: Serious Funny Business/4 Bradley Denton: Riding the Line/6 WILLIAM G. 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