SF Tidbits for 10/3/09

• Cool news! Scott Westerfeld‘s Midnighters is coming to NBC. The story “revolves around a group of people born at the stroke of midnight who have access to the 25th hour of each day, which they use to stop crime.” [via SFX]
• Interviews and Profiles:
  • John Scalzi answers Stargate Universe questions.
  • Innsmouth Free Press has a brief interview with Mary Robinette Kowal.
  • 3 Questions with Mindy Klasky at SF Novelists.
  • Jeremy Tolbert and Jeff VanderMeer join host Tony C. Smith in the latest Sofanauts podcast.
  • @Only The Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy: David Gunn.
  • @Sci-Fi Fan Letter: Gail Carriger.
• Frederik Pohl on Fandom. (Part 3)
• Octavia Butler’s Papers Bequeathed to Huntington Library. [via Locus Online]
• Guest-hosting at Tor.com: Cherie Priest, author of the the aesome recent release, Boneshaker.
• The Post-Modernity of Steampunk.
• The Directors of Spectrum announced that Richard Corben is the recipient of the 2009 Grand Master Award.
• The World SF News Blog is now hosted over on WordPress.
• Rare Gene Roddenberry Science Fiction TV Pilots are coming to DVD.
• Lists:
  • Star Wars Lines Improved By Replacing A Word With “Pants”.
  • An Alternate Universe Reading Guide.
  • 10 Insanely Coveted Out of Print Sci Fi Novels.

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