SF Tidbits for 9/28/09

• @Tor.com, Jo Walton reviews Larry Niven’s A Gift From Earth.
• Farah Mendlesohn: Why feminism is as relevant as ever, and why I think there may be a problem with the Hugos.
• Audio File from Odyssey Workshop: Catherine Asaro on developing a scientific novum for your story.
• Suite101 offers A Brief Overview of the Dystopian Science Fiction Sub Genre.
• Google Books has an sf fandom article from a 1951 Life magazine. [via Gary Farber]
• On the lighter side: The Help Wanted Ad That Snagged Chewbacca.
• io9 lists 14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don’t Mix.
• BlueSunCorp’s Top 10 Science Fiction Novels. A couple of surprising inclusions…
• This is either cute or sad, depending on whether you are a Star Wars fan and/or a dog lover: A Gallery of Dogs in Star Wars Costumes. Woof.

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