SF Tidbits for 3/20/10

Interviews & Profiles

• Sci-Fi Fan Letter interviews Blake Charlton.
• Agony Column Podcast interviews Lou Anders.
• Port Iris Magazine interviews Peter S. Beagle, Catherynne M. Valente, Matt Busch, SJ Tucker, Steve Collins, and David Gibbs.

News

• Toronto author Peter Watts has been found guilty of assaulting, resisting and obstructing a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer. His response is here.
• GOOD CAUSE: Alan DeNiro is using his book tour to raise money for Mercy Corps and their efforts to aid in Haiti’s earthquake relief.
• Neil Patrick Harris says Dr. Horrible 2 will be a movie.
• Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time heads to the screen.
• Books up for consideration for the Arthur C Clarke Award.
• The 2010 British Fantasy Awards Longlist. Hey look! We’re on that list…Go us!

Articles

• A. Lee Martinez on The Semantics of Fantasy Fans.
• Ross E. Lockhart on Genre Fiction is Going to the Dogs.
• Lori Devoti on Writing a book? This better be personal!
• @ Wired: Swift, canny book scanner bodes publishing mischief a-plenty.

Fun Stuff

• Website of the Week: Blue Tyson’s Leigh Brackett (ology). [via The Cimmerian]
• Rank the Five Greatest Star Trek Movies.
• Cover Pr0n: Chris Roberson shares the iZombie #2 cover.
• Charlie Jane Anders lists 20 Great Infodumps From Science Fiction Novels.
• Topless Robot lists The 10 Best Stories in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
• [via Lawrence Person]
• @The Onion: We Almost Go Inside The Mind Of Tim Burton But Then We Were Like ‘Eh’.

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