SF Tidbits for 3/8/08

• Cover Pr0n:
  • Orbit books shows off the cool cover for ORCS by Stan Nicholls.
  • Here’s the Dave McKean cover for Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book.
• The latest Tor Wallpapers feature really great artwork from Donato Giancola and John Jude Palencar. [via The Art Department]
• ActuSf interviews Tim Powers.
• Cult Pop #14 is an all art special featuring interviews with artist Nina Friday, Mike Wooley, and visits with George Mcvey and Michael Marcus.
• SFX interviews Brent Spiner about his latest project, “a dreamlike concept album in which he acts and performs classic American songs alongside Maude Maggart and actors Mark Hammill (yes, Luke Skywalker) and Pat Richardson.”
• Mike Brotherton looks at The Science of Spider Star, his latest novel.
• Maximum Bob asks: What’s the best introduction to science fiction for younger readers?
• Tech Rivet shows us how to make your own Ringworld model.
• On Sunday, March 9, BBC Radio’s 7th Dimension will air a production of Robert A. Heinlein’s's The Green Hills of Earth. [via SFFAUdio]
• Free Comic Book Day 2008 has been announced. It’s May 3rd.
• Real Science: Astronauts to Build Robot in Space.
• Journey through the basic facts of space in song! Zombie Astronaut shares the first 13 tracks from The Space Alphabet. (Lots of other great goodies at this site, like Orson Scott Card reading “The Porcelain Salamander” and all six tracks from a children’s story album of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Simply awesome.)
• Best Science Fiction Stories lists The 10 Best Web Sites for Free Online Science Fiction Short Stories. And look! SF Signal makes the list! (I can’t handle this pressure!!!! )

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