SF Tidbits for 2/6/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Samantha Clark interviews Cynthia Leitich Smith.
- Lisa L. Hannett interviews Stephen Jones.
- Cult Den interviews Jeff Noon.
News
- Now posted: The February 2012 isue of The New York Review of Science Fiction.
- Reminder: Analog’s Readers’ Award Ballot is online through February 14.
- Modern children ‘lack the attention to read Dickens’.
- Ebook sales are being driven by downmarket genre fiction.
- Harrison Ford in Early Talks for Blade Runner Sequel. False!
Articles
- Charlie Stross (Cat Valente) on How Do We Get There?
- Janice Hardy on What Do They Know? Keeping Track of Character Knowledge.
- Clarkesworld on A look at the Clarkesworld slushpile stats for January.
- Locus (Jeff VanderMeer) on A Dozen of the Best from 2011.
- Gollancz (Gillian Redfearn) on The Kitschies.
- Tansy Rayner Roberts on Why Amy Pond Must Live.
- Joan Slonczewski on Young Adults: What to Read?
- Joel Shepherd on Death of the Female Movie Star? and Real Female Action Heroes.
- Jamie Todd Rubin on Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 32: February 1942.
- Benedict Jacka on Limits of Magic.
- Locus Online Reviews (Jeff VanderMeer) on A Dozen of the Best from 2011.
- Lawrence Person asks What Should I Read in 2012?
- Nicholas Whyte on Women who have written for Doctor Who.
- Peter Frase on Social Science Fiction.
- Geekologie on What Humans Will Look Like In 50-Million Years.
- Book Brats on What a Book Brat Wants – Young Adult Edition.
- Flavorwire on A Brief Survey of William S. Burroughs References in Pop Culture.
- Salon (Andrew Leonard) on Robert Harris’ sci-fi thriller, ripped from the business headlines.
- Fantasy Faction on Dragons: An Introduction.
- Science Fiction on on Marvel Super Bowl Fantasy Squad.
- Mental Floss on Eaten by a Grue: A Brief History of Zork.
- XBOX Magazine on Three Reasons Final Fantasy Still Matters.
- The Week lists Elizabeth Hand’s six favorite books. [via Lit Lists]
- GeekDad lists 102 Essential Science Fiction Books for Your Kindle.
Art
- 37 Minimalist Superheroes & Villains Art Posters by Bloop.
- Pixel Superheroes.
- Batman and the Joker, time lapse.
- @CoolVibe: “Cave Troll” by Christian Hecht.
More Fun Stuff
- Locus Recommended Fiction – The Online Free Fiction Version.
- The New York Review of Science Fiction: February 2012 Editorial.
- VIDEO: Alan Moore On…Everything.
- Yet another reason to subscribe to SFX Magazine: George Takei’s take on vampires.
- Sympathy for Rotwang – A Motivational Poster for Science Fiction Writers.
- Walking Sports Database Scorns Walking Sci-Fi Database.