• Slate finds the graphic novel version of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 worrisome. [via Locus Online]


• Interviews & Profiles [some of these via Bibliophile Stalker]:
  • Mur Lafferty interviews Cory Doctorow.
  • Meanwhile, At Your Library video-interviews Cory Doctorow.
  • @Wow.com: Catherynne M. Valente
  • Electric Velocipede interviews John Langan.
  • Josh Vogt interviews T.A. Pratt.
  • The Crotchety Old Fan interviews Nick Mamatas.
  • @PJTV.com: John Ringo.
  • @Whatever: Lev Grossman.
  • @Stomping on Yeti: Jay Lake, author of Green.


• Over at Suvudu, David J. Williams talks about the demise of Mundane SF.


• Sue Lange talks Steampunk at Polka Dot Banner. Check it out and get a free copy of the a shared-world steampunk anthology Shadow Conspiracy, just by posting a comment!


• Ellen Datlow tells us she'll not only be attending, but she will be delivering a eulogy at Edgar Allan Poe's funeral.


• David Weber talks about worldbuilding.


• Lou Anders shows off the cover for This Crooked Way by James Enge.


• Point Reyes Cypress Press has published the memoir-biography Search for Philip K. Dick, Revised 2009, with new material, by Anne R. Dick.


• Advice for Writers: How to Give Public Readings by Mary Robinette Kowal. [via Nancy Kress]


• M-BRANE is in full support of the new GreenPunk movement.


• Jeremiah Tolbert says Be a Positive Force in Fandom, Not an @$$hole. Nick Mamatas responds.


• Scott Edelman continues posting video recently obtained from the 2000 Nebula Awards ceremony, this time with Best Short Story Category. Hilarious stuff.


• Nick Abadzis (Laika) is writing a Torchwood comic strip.


• Are you ready for a remake of Outland?


• Our UK friends can get a sneak peek at Doctor Who's Greatest Moments from the BBC.


• Zombaritaville zombifies song lyrics. Cool. [via Boing Boing. Speaking of whom, check out their print advertisement from 10 years ago.]


• Lists:
  • The Angry Black Woman is compiling a list of Mindblowing Science Fiction by Women.
  • @Fidgit: 4 games that make global epidemics fun.
  • Brett Knickerbocker lists The Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time. Predator? Really?
  • Paul Cornell lists 30 Comics for Hugo Voters. [via Tor.com]

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