SF Tidbits for 4/11/09

• Interviews and Profiles:
  • Colin Brockhurst interviews John Christopher, author of the Tripods series. (Brockhurst, a graphic designer, also has a couple of cool Doctor Who wallpapers he’s created.)
  • Jon Armstrong’s If You’re Just Joining Us podcast has an interview with James Enge (Blood of Ambrose).
  • Neth Space has 5 questions with Alex Irvine (Buyout.)
• Free fiction: Asimov’s has posted all of the 2009 Hugo-nominated short fiction that appeared in their pages. Our list FINALISTS: 2009 Hugo Awards post has been updated with those links. [via Joe Sherry]
• Another free read: David Louis Edelman’s Introduction to Mervyn Peake’s Titus Alone. [via Enter the Octopus]
• According to Publishers Weekly, in November Delacorte Press will publish a collection of 14 brand new Kurt Vonnegut stories as Look at the Birdie. [via SFScope]
• AMC TV’s science fiction blog, SciFi Scanner, is now providing exclsuive content through a free iPhone app.
• Super Punch has the skinny on a cool Steampunk headless horseman.
• Meanwhile, Gizmodo serves up this Time Travel Cheat Sheet.
• Lists:
  • Impnerd lists 10 Books (or Book Series) that Nerds Love. Surprising inclusion: Enemy Mine by Barry Longyear.
  • Guess how many SciFi shows make Yahoo TV Blog’s list of The 10 Shows That Deserve to Return Next Fall (But Might Not)? [via Craigatscifi]
  • GeekSix lists Top 5 SciFi TV series to be reimagined.
  • Mary Robinette Kowal lists Five Fantasies to Navigate the Labyrinth of Tax Season.
  • See? I’m not the only one who liked Starship Troopers. Great White Snark lists The Top Eight Awesome Things About Starship Troopers.

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