SF Tidbits for 6/10/09

• Interviews and Profiles:
  • @Orbit: Kevin J. Anderson talks about his latest book, The Edge of the World, and its associated soundtrack.
  • @Tor.com, John Joseph Adams profiles Walter Jon Williams, author of This is Not a Game.
  • @Bibliophile Stalker: Jason Sizemore, Editor of Apex Books.
  • @Sci-Fi Fan Letter: Brandon Sanderson (Warbreaker).
  • @Neth Space: Mark Charan Newton (Nights of Villjamur).
  • @Grinding to Valhalla: Mike Brotherton (Spider Star) [via Bibliophile Stalker]
  • @SpoutBlog: Harold Ramis, writer/star of the upcoming Ghostbusters 3.
• Free Excerpts:
  • The first 32 pages of Norse Code by Greg van Eekhout. (Sort of.)
  • Preview Chapter 1 of The Prophet and the Dragon: Dragonseed by James Maxey.
• Today’s Best Artist Hugo nominee sample at Tor.com: this free wallpaper from Dan Dos Santos which was used as the cover for the Jay Lake’ novel, Green. Suh-weet.
• The already stellar lineup at Book View Cafe adds another bright star: Judith Tarr.
• CJ Cherryh, Jane Fancher & Lynn Abbey are getting ready to sell some of their backlist titles direct to their readers as non-DRM eBooks. [via Elizabeth Naylor]
• Editor Nick Mamatas talk about the difference between Japanese and American science fiction. [via The World SF News Blog]
• Hal Duncan talks on Ethics and Enthusiasm, picking up the tangled story of optimistic sf and optitimism in the sf community — a story I personally helped tangle by misunderstanding the goal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Ethics writers’ group in last week’s Mind Meld.
• Meanwhile, at Suvudu, David J. Williams also talks about bleak science fiction.
• Australian speculative and horror fiction author & illustrator Andrew J McKiernan now has a new website.
• Wired gives an enthusiastic thumbs up for Moon: “With no giant explosions, no monstrous aliens and no shortage of nods to cerebral sci-fi classics, Moon delivers a stirring, character-driven story about a profoundly isolated blue-collar guy in a bad situation. Rockwell’s intensely introspective performance imbues this somber little movie with sci-fi beauty that’s more than skin deep.”
• SF writer Ben Bova’s B-Four Productions has teamed up with Red Giant Media to adapt Bova’s The Immortality Factor as a movie.
• Mickey Rourke as Whiplash in Iron Man 2. Look at that horrible face make-up — oh…never mind. {Awk-ward!}
• “Holy auto worship, Batman! The 1966 Batmobile has a fan site!” [via SF Safari]
• Fun flash game: Little Wheel. Restore energy to the robots!
• Lists:
  • GeekDad lists Top 10 Ways to Provoke a Geek Argument. (#2: “Joss Whedon is a hack!”)
  • @Unreality: 15 Absolutely Horrible People Dressed as Boxy Robots Pictures.
  • Only Good Movies lists The 50 Best Movie Remakes.
  • Mike Brotherton lists Iconic Charlton Heston Science Fiction Scenes.
  • Geeks of Doom lists The Top 10 Bruce Campbell Performances. Good call on #1.

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