The November 2004 issue of Locus Magazine includes

• Interviews with writers Anne McCaffrey and Michael Bishop
  
  
• Reports from Noreascon 4, with lots of color photos
  
  
• A report on SF at the National Book Festival
  
  
• Samuel R. Delany's thoughts on the passing of Jacques Derrida
  
  
• People & Publishing items about Bruce Sterling, Terry Pratchett, Gregory Benford, Dan Simmons, Joe Haldeman, Michael Moorcock, Susanna Clarke, and many others
  
  
• Obituaries of Sue Anderson, Jacques Derrida (with an appreciation by Bruce Sterling), Tetsu Yano, and others
  
  
• Book and magazine reviews, including Nick Gevers and Rich Horton covering short fiction in magazines and anthologies, Gary K. Wolfe on Gene Wolfe and Peter Straub, Faren Miller on Gwyneth Jones and Jacqueline Carey, Russell Letson on Jack Vance and Jack McDevitt, Damien Broderick on Charles Stross and Spider Robinson, short reviews by Carolyn Cushman, and art book reviews by Karen Haber.