A new book to be published in November 2011 provides an extensive reassessment of some of the dominant and recurring themes in the work of J.G. Ballard, one of the most significant writers of the post-war period. Edited by Anglia Ruskin's Senior Lecturer in English Literature Jeannette Baxter and Professor of English Rowland Wymer, J. G. Ballard: Visions and Revisions addresses the full range of Ballard's writing, including his early science fiction stories, his experiments with 'condensed novels', his 'urban disaster' trilogy (including Crash), his autobiographical fictions, his late critiques of globalized capitalism, and his extensive non-fictional output of essays and reviews.

J. G. Ballard: Visions and Revisions has already been receiving high praise. In her review of the book, Professor Patricia Waugh from the University of Durham said:

"This volume makes a brilliant contribution to our understanding of the sheer range, originality and uniqueness of Ballard's talents. In doing so, it also opens up a fascinating range of hitherto underexplored intellectual and cultural contexts of the period 1960 to the present. This is a collection of the highest distinction."

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