SF Tidbits for 1/30/12

Interviews and Profiles

• Calgary Herald interviews Hiromi Goto.
• Erin Underwood interviews Lori T. Strongin.
• Richard Parks interviews Richard Parks.
• London Calling interviews Christopher Priest.
• The Spark interviews Cory Doctorow (podcast).
• Jonathan Strahan chats with Gary K. Wolfe and Sophie (podcast).
• Cult Pop interviews Tobias Buckell (video).
• Gollancz interviews Elspeth Cooper.
• Suvudu (Shawn Speakman) interviews Daniel O’Malley.
• ThrillerCast (Alan Baxter and David Wood) interviews Angela Slatter.
• Nicole Murphy interviews Helen Lowe.
• Motherboard interviews Warren Ellis.
• Geek Chocolate interviews Alastair Reynolds.

News

• RIP: Lister Matheson, 1948 – 2012.
• The Galactic Suburbia Award.
• Call for Submissions Heiresses of Russ 2012.

Events

• University of Kent at Canterbury Reading with Adam Roberts: January 31 at 6PM.
• The entire original cast of Star Trek: The next Generation will be appearing at the 2012 Calgary Expo, April 27-29, 2012.

Articles

• POC Hugo-Eligible Works for 2011.
• JSOnline (Jim Higgings) reviews The Weird.
• This is Horror (Lisa L. Hannett) on An Introduction to Australian Horror.
• Inkpunks (Jeff Duntemann) on Taos Toolbox.
• Sarah Pinborough on Writing advice? From me? Well, this is all I’ve got.
• The Bookaholic (Theodora Goss) on What Are We Mything?
• Omnivoracious (Lev A.C. Rosen) on Steampunk, the Importance of Being Earnest, and “Men of Genius”.
• Suvudu (Adam Christopher) on Welcome to the World of Empire State.
• SFR Brigade (Pippa Jay) asks Have We Lost the Desire for Space Travel?
• Fandomfest on The Horror of Editing Horror.
• Comic Book Resources on Comic Book Legends Revealed #351. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Damien G. Walter lists 7 literary Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels you must read.

Art

• Travel Posters of Other Times.
• Super Punch Illustration roundup.

More Fun Stuff

• Preview of Flotilla by Daniel Haight, a near future sci-fi novel.
• Plush Judge Death.
• Plush Chewbacca.

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