Beachcombing is David Langford's first collection of (mostly) SF fanzine-published essays, speeches and silliness since the Hugo-shortlisted The Silence of the Langford (1996). Includes "Live Thog's Masterclass", "The Secret History of Ansible", offbeat pop-science articles for Fortean Times and elsewhere, and several instalments of unreliable autobiography. The author has won 29 Hugo Awards for his work in fanzines, science fiction newsletters, short SF and SF reference works.