SF Tidbits for 1/9/10

By John DeNardo | Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 12:05 am

Interviews

@Omnivoracious: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Designer Doogie Horner.
Patrick Rothfuss interviews Brent Weeks.
@Sci-Fi Fan Letter: Margaret Ronald.
This video examination of the Terminator franchise features Abigail Nussbaum and Niall Harrison. [via Karen Burnham]

News

Cherie Priest’s awesome Boneshaker wins PNBA Award.
Speaking of which, Joseph Mallozzi’s Book of the Month Club Selection is…Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. Good choice. This was one of my Best Reads of 2009.
Suvudu and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction join forces.
The return of <em>FlashForward has been delayed 2 more weeks to March 18th, when it will return with a 2-hour Spring premiere.
Avatar Sequel Confirmed By James Cameron. Duh.
Event Reminder: : Lovecraft Unbound reading January 15 at the Montauk Club.
For Writers: Taos Toolbox is a two-week Master Class in Science Fiction and Fantasy on June 6-19, 2010. It’s taught by Walter Jon Williams, Nancy Kress and special lecturer Carrie Vaughn. [via John Scalzi]
Locus has posted the table of contents for the January 2010 issue of Locus magazine.

Articles

Michael Swanwick on A Worthy Book I Won’t Be Reviewing.
@Futurismic: Science fiction, religion and rationality.
From Locus Online: Cory Doctorow on Close Enough for Rock ‘n’ Roll
@The Book Smugglers: Lavie Tidhar on Inspiration and Influences.
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. on Successors.
Brenda Clough on Ways to Trash Your Writing Career: Trademarks.
Writer Alexis Grant distills some of Stephen King’s advice on writing. [via Sterling Editing]
Mary Robinette Kowal: Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter Fill Fantasy’s 2010 Slate.
@SciFi Wire: A complete midseason preview of 31 hot sci-fi/fantasy shows.
io9 lists 5 Simple Rules For Turning Your Cool Idea Into A Screenplay and Sci Fi Foods We Wish Actually Existed. Mmm…Slurm…
Suvudu lists The Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2009.
@Gawker: There Are Officially Too Many Ebook Readers. [via Publishers Weekly]

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