• Interviews & Profiles:
  • Fantasy Book Critic interviews Gary Gibson (Nova War).
  • The Future Awaits interviews Tobias Buckell.
  • Tor Editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden on ebooks, Star Trek fanfic, and the future of publishing. [via Tor.com]
  • In the Australian paper The Age, Scott Westerfeld and China Miéville are quoted on the public image of science fiction. [via Bibliophile Stalker]
  • @Paraoddity: Catherine Asaro. [via Saving my Sanity]
  • SF Universe interviews Wil Wheaton.


• Art:
  • Meanwhile, Wil Wheaton shows off the cover of his upcoming book Memories of the Future, Volume One.
  • Louise Marley talks about book cover art, too.
  • And speaking of fantastic art, the Spectrum Exhibit Opens September 1st & Honors Dave Stevens.


• Authors reviewing authors:
  • Nancy Kress recommends Elizabeth Moon's 2004 Nebula winner, The Speed of Dark.
  • Jo Walton likes Roger Zelazny's Doorways in the Sand.


• Jeff VanderMeer presents an overview of Steampunk at FilmFocus.


• @SF Gospel, Gabriel McKee is wondering Where's the love for Defying Gravity? So, where is it, huh?


• Jason Sanford asks: Is the term SciFi still derogatory?


• Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers another installment of her Freelancer's Survival Guide with Patience.


• From LifeHacker: Owners of Sony eReaders, users of the Stanza iPhone book reader, and anyone else with a device that reads the ePub format can now grab more than 1 million works from Google Books' archives.


• Here's a mesmerizing visualization of time travel plots in various films and TV programs. [via Information Is Beautiful]


• More chart fun: Here's a nice poster of Jocks vs. Nerds at the Box Office by the folks over at MovieFill. Short version; Nerds rule the box office. [via Screen Rant]


• The Stargate Universe trailer hits theaters today before Halloween II and The Final Destination 3D. Hands up if you're tempted to leave after the trailer...


• Howard Waldrop & Lawrence Person Review District 9.


• The Prisoner is coming out in a sexy Blu-ray edition.


• Rob Zombie will remake The Blob.


• Real Science: Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star. [via BBT Magazine]


• Website: Moonbase Central is an offbeat chronicle of the past, present and future of lunar exploration.


• Lists:
  • Here's 20 Outstanding Examples of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Origami. Is it me, or does the Jedi look the Scarecrow from the Batman comics?
  
  
  • James Long lists his own 7 Essential Second-Step Fantasies.
  
  
  • Cinematical lists The 10 Greatest Sci-Fi Deaths Ever.
  
  
  • Mary Robinette Kowal lists Fantasy's Ten Best Treks.
  
  

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