SF Tidbits for 11/20/09

Interviews/Profiles

• Grasping for the Wind interviews J.C. Hutchins (7th Son: Descent).
• Fantasy Magazine interviews K.D. Wentworth and Christie Skipper Richotte.
• The Sword and Laser interviews Brandon Sanderson (podcast).
• Jonathan Moeller interviews Michael Spence & Elisabeth Waters.
• Omnivoracious interviews Jeff VanderMeer.
• Tor.com interviews Ray Bradbury (video).

News

• Crossed Genres is in trouble.
• Disney’s Rich Ross halts production of ‘Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea‘. (via Matt Staggs)
• Jim C. Hines has a Domestic Violence Book Drive.
• Lightspeed Magazine now has Submission Guidelines.
• Interzone and Black Static stories eligible for the Nebula Awards!
• Barnes & Noble Adopts ePub Standard; Aligns With Adobe. (via Booksquare)
• Qualcomm mirasol color video ebook readers to ship in 2010.

Articles

• Rich Horton’s Summary: Postscripts, 2009.
• Jo Walton on Noodles, self-help groups and airplane parts: things to avoid when making up fantasy names.
• Ying Compestine on A Bird Out of the Cage.
• Nancy Jane Moore on The Way of the Warrior: Gender Matters.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Flexibility.
• SciFi Scanner on Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek‘s Bad Science.
• Paul G. Tremblay and David Anthony Durham talk about Medium Hopping.
• Fantasy Book Critic on Liviu’s Top Novels of the 00′s Decade.

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