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.