SF Tidbits for 2/13/09

• John Joseph Adams profiles Kit Reed (Enclave).
• Science-fiction writer Ian McDonald reflects on the digital doppelgangers that our growing use of the net is bringing about: “Digits are now our tool of choice to offload our memories: words, images, sounds, stored first on our own devices but increasingly online, where they can be accessed from anywhere in the world.” [via Futurismic]
• Jeff Somers takes on ComicCon.
• Neil Gaiman sounds off on the Kindle2′s text-to-speech ability so-called copyright infringement.
• Cover Pr0n:
  • @A Dribble of Ink: The Other Lands by David Anthony Durham, the second book in the Acacia series.
  • John Joseph Adams shows off the final cover for his upcoming anthology Federations.
  • Walker of Worlds is going to go blind if he keeps overloading on cool book covers due in 2009.
• Over at SciFi Scanner, John Scalzi asks: Is 3D still a gimmick? and Mary Robinette Kowal says Corpse Bride Contains Questionable Advice for Lovers.
• John Scalzi introduces a new website: BigIdeaAuthors.com, based off his author spotlight feature on his blog and launching on April 20, 2009.
• At Tor.com, Douglas Cohen comments on The Dark Writings of H.P. Lovecraft
• I’m not as interested in the Day of the Triffids casting as I am in the remake itself.
• Not coincidentally, Bloginhood @ Not a Planet Anymore asks: Which SF Classics Need to be Remade? Is Attack of the Killer Tomatoes an option?
• Lists:
  • @The World in the Satin Bag: 10 Reasons Why Fantasy Is Still Awesome
  • @The List Universe: Top 15 Movies Based on Stephen King Stories. I’m thinking they should have swapped 10 and 11 then stopped at 10.
  • @International Society of Supervillains: 10 Supervillains Who Need New Catchphrases.
  • S.L. Viehl lists The 22 Immutable Laws of Publishing.

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