SF Tidbits for 2/13/10
By John DeNardo |
Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at
12:05 am
Interviews & Profiles
- @SciFiBookshelf: Joe Haldeman (Starbound).
- Dread Central interviews Joe R. Lansdale. [via Tachyon]
- @Suvudu Connie Willis talks about Blackout.
- @Whatever: Stephen Deas.
- @Nightstalkers: A podcast interview with S. Andrew Swann (Wolfbreed, Heretics)
- @SciFi Scanner: Hugo Weaving.
- @Transmissions From Beyond: A video interview with Jay Lake.
News
- File 770 finds audio of Willian Tenn Reading Aloud.
- Ready for more Riddick?
- Patricia Rice joins the Book View Café team.
Articles
- Fantasy Book News & Reviews asks: How Do You Approach Reading a Series? [via John Ottinger III]
- @AMC: Mary Robinette Kowal on Fantasy’s Ten Most Passionate Kisses.
- @Asimov’s Forum: An interesting discussion on magazine cover art.
- Jeff VanderMeer on Possible Impossible: Best-of Book Lists.
- @Orbit: N.K. Jemisin on Writing a Post-feminist Character.
Fun Stuff
- Unshelved takes on Lev Grossman’s The Magicians.
- Chris Roberson finds A Pop-Culture Justics League of America.
- @Triplanetary : A Black Hole Simulation.
- @The Live Feed: Lost Valentine’s Day cards.
- @GeekDad: Top 10 Tragic Love Stories in Geek Fiction. [via Whedonesque]
- @AMC: Dracula Ultimate Fan Quiz.
- @SuperPunch: Cool retro Ghostbusters posters.
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One of the most interesting things Joe Haldeman told me in our interview is that the Marsbound / Starbound / Earthbound trilogy originally started out as young adult — and was originally passed on by an editor! I can’t imagine saying ‘no’ to Joe Haldeman, but there you go.