SF Tidbits for 8/17/10

Interviews/Profiles

• The New

  Gay interviews Steve

  Berman.

• Peter Orullian interviews Ed

  Greenwood.

• From Bar to Bar interviews Larry

  Nolen.

• Angela Slatter interviews Nicole

  Murphy, Kelly

  Link and Gavin Grant, and Jason

  Fischer.

• JAXA interviews Housuke

  Nojiri.

• Ray Garraty interviews Lena

  Meydan.

• Mur Lafferty interviews David

  Williams (podcast).

• John Ottinger III interviews Jonathan

  Maberry.

• Frederik Pohl profiles Jack

  Williamson (Part 3).

News

• The Thackery T. Lambshead

  Cabinet of Curiosities: Micro Submissions!

• UCLA’s online tribute

  to Ray Bradbury in honor of his 90th birthday (coming up on Aug. 22) is now

  live.

• The SF Site mid-month update is posted.
• George Lucas himself

  will select the winner from the next Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge.

Articles

• Cheryl

  Morgan on Changing

  Images of Trans People in Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature.

• Jeff

  VanderMeer on Report

  from Clarion San Diego: Great Writing, Purple Dye, Water Gun Battles,

  and Book Recs.

• Rachelle Gardner on The

  Revision Letter.

• Eric Rosenfield on The

  Meaning of Novelty: Convention, Form, Genre and an Existential Crisis.

• Rachel Deahl on The Sci-Fi

  Stigma.

• Jo Walton on A

  brief thought about why Heinlein discussions frequently become acrimonious.

• What’s

  your favorite Heinlein novel, Joan Slonczewski?

• Cory Doctorow on Robert

  A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century by William H Patterson.

• Joseph Mallozzi on The

  Devil’s Alphabet by Daryl Gregory.

• Mitch Wagner on Heinlein

  Biographer, Tells All.

• Joe R. Lansdale on The

  Workplace, Wet or Dry. [via Bill

  Crider's Pop Culture Magazine]

• Jason Sanford on Our

  science fiction isn’t your father’s SF.

• Ay-leen the Peacemaker on Multiculturalism

  in Steampunk, Part 4.

• Blake Gopnik on Getting

  a mental kick from tackling tough books. [via Bookninja]

• Matthew Cheney on Real

  Action.

More Fun Stuff

• Darth

  Batman.

• Orbit’s updated Chart of Fantasy Art..

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