SF Tidbits for 3/3/09

By John DeNardo | Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 at 12:05 am

Interviews & Profiles:
- @SciFi Scanner: Jerry Pournelle (co-author of Escape From Hell with Larry Niven).
- @Agony Column Podcast: A 2-part audio-interview with Dan Simmons (Drood).
- @Neth Space: Ken Scholes (Lamentation).
- Locus Online has posted interview excerpts with Jonathan Lethem ( Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s) and Lou Anders (Fast Forward 2).
At the Locus Roundtable, Gary Wolfe is Tracking Philip José Farmer’s Influence.
At Say It Backwards, Gabriel McKee discusses whether Superman is Clark Kent’s alter ego, or vide versa.
David Langford has posted the new Ansible for March 2009.
Free fiction @ Futurismic: “An Education of Scars by Philip Brewer.
Free Excerpt @Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist: Midwinter by Matthew Sturges.
The March issue of Apex Magazine contains new fiction from Theodora Goss and Ekaterina Sedia, a reprint from Lon Prater, essays from Lavie Tidhar and Sarah Brandel, and an interview with Sara M. Harvey.
Lists:
- TV Tropes maintains a list of Tropes used in Iain M. Banks’ Culture Novels. [via Iain Banks FAQ]
- Super Punch found a cool R2-D2 boom box. I’m not a huge fan of mocked up anything, but that thing is retro-cool.
- Suite 101 lists Top 10 Science-Fiction Books for Non-Fans: The Best S-F Novels for the Unconverted.
- Best Science Fiction Stories culls results and lists .com » Post Topic » 10 Science Fiction Stories That Would Make Great Short Films.

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