About US

Dr. Henri Wintz (Ph.D. Université Louis Pasteur – Strasbourg) is a free-lance Science Writer and Editor and lives in California. Henri moved into the publishing business (traditional and digital) after a career as a scientist that spanned more than two decades in places like the Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg), Cornell University, and University of California-Berkeley. Henri brings to Wide-Books not only expertise in publishing on different platforms, but also experience in marketing communications, content marketing, and digital marketing. His interest in Philip K. Dick began in France when he, like many PKD fans, read one of Dick’s novels and was caught forever by the imagination of this great writer. His website pkdickbooks.com is a prime source for bibliographic information and Philip K. Dick cover art with over 2000 editions from all around the world displayed.

David Hyde, a.k.a. Lord Running Clam, who currently lives in the Colorado mountains, is a longtime, and one of the most famous and active fans of Philip K. Dick. He joined the Philip K. Dick Society (PKDS) in 1985 where he contributed to the content of its newsletter. When the PKDS was discontinued, he created "For Dickheads Only" in 1993, a zine that was active until 1997. Since then, his activities have included:

Many contributions to the fanzine "PKD OTAKU"

• The creation of the PKDweb, an online bibliographic database hosted on the Philip K. Dick Fans website
  
• The publication of PINK BEAM: A Philip K. Dick Companion, a detailed publication history of PKD's novels and short stories
  
• The organization of the the first Philip K. Dick Festival (2010) that brought together Philip K. Dick scholars and fans from around the country in the Rocky Mountains​
  
• The creation of an index to the SELECTED LETTERS OF PHILIP K. DICK: 1974 published by Wide-Books
  
• The organization of the Philip K. Dick Festival in Fort Morgan in 2017