The September issue features:
- An interview with Ursula K. Le Guin, and reviews of her new Earthsea novel The Other Wind by Gary K. Wolfe and Faren Miller
- An obituary of the late Poul Anderson, with tributes by Karen Anderson, Greg Bear, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, David Brin, Gregory Benford, Jack Williamson, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, William Tenn, Harlan Ellison, David Gerrold, James Gunn, Takumi Shibano, Brian Herbert, Steve White, Kevin J. Anderson, Jack Dann, and David G. Hartwell
- Forthcoming books listings from US and UK publishers through June 2002
- News: the World Fantasy Awards nominations; L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Awards winners; Tor's new YA line; Clarion West graduations
- The Data File: news items about Tolkienists in Kazakhstan; C.S. Lewis controversy; AOL and Amazon; iPublish; and much more
- Other obituaries of Jorge Amado, Robert H. Rimmer, and Mordecai Richler
- Comprehensive listings of books and magazines published in July
- June Bestsellers from specialty bookstores, and Locus's selected New and Notable Books
- Reviews (in addition to Le Guin) of Stephen King & Peter Straub's Black House, and books by Stephen Baxter, Maureen F. McHugh, Ken MacLeod, Nancy Kress, Richard Laymon, Edward Bryant, Shaun Tan, Ted Rall, and many others (complete list of reviews)
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