SF Tidbits for 1/30/10

Articles

• M. John Harrison reviews Plan for Chaos by John Wyndham: “Despite its academic interest, Plan for Chaos is an almost unreadable book…it comes with an introduction by Christopher Priest, which is a good deal more interesting than the book itself.” Ouch!
• Mike Resnick on Chemo for Algernon.
• Madeleine E. Robins on Ways to Trash Your Writing Career: Delayed on Account of Research.
• Maurizio Manzieri’s 2009 Published Art.
• Mary Robinette Kowal says Call the AARP! Middle Earth’s Ageism Needs an Intervention!

News

• John Jude Palencar wins the Hamilton King Award.
• Space Shuttle Atlantis highlights 2010 Nebula Awards Weekend.
• Chuck Gannon joins Steve White to continue Starfire Universe.
• The Abaddon & Solaris Books Pocast is here.
• The Black Library gets a new logo.
• Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, David Farland, Rebecca Moesta, and Eric Flint are offering an intensive, no-nonsense 3-day writing seminar on March 19-21 at the Pasadena Convention Center.

Fun Stuff

• XKCD’s take on the Mars Spirit rover.
• John Anealio’s video commentary for “Cylon #6″ (Part 6).
• The Top 8 Signs You’re Reading a Bad Utopia Novel
• The Top Ten Sci-Fi Fathers and Daughters.
• 9 underrated, overlooked sci-fi and fantasy films of 2009

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