SF Tidbits for 2/9/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Gollancz interviews Kit Berry.
- The Fuctional Nerds interviews Chuck Wendig and Daniel Polansky (podcast).
- Rick Novy interviews Nancy Fulda.
- Galactic Suburbia Podcast Episode 53.
- I Should Be Writing interviews Jeff VanderMeer (podcast).
- Wired/Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews William Gibson (podcast).
- Omnivoracious (Jeff VanderMeer) interviews Ayize Jama-Everett.
- Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews William Gibson.
- Submit questions for Anne Rice – she’s promoting her book The Wolf Gift at Google on February 24.
News
- SF Author Michael Burstein Considers Congress.
- Lemony Snicket to Return in 4-Book Series.
- Wonder Women! Documentary Examines History Of Female Superheroes.
- Alien Life May Not Survive on Planets With Uranus-Like Tilts.
- New galaxy caught in close encounter.
- A Martian meteorite, an incredibly rare object, has been given to science to help unravel the Red Planet’s secrets.
- Weightless Books will now sell digital edition of Locus Magazine.
- Now posted: StarShipSofa No #224.
- SFX 219 On Sale Now.
- Amazon.com Kindle Store eBook Deal: The Simulacra by Philip K. Dick: $3.99.
Events
- SF in SF reading series – February Events with K.W. Jeter, Rudy Rucker and Jay Lake.
- Paul Di Filippo will be guest of honor at Italcon 38 in May.
Articles
- The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on The Aesthetics, Structure, and Themes of Noir Speculative Fiction.
- Lavie Tidhar on Epic Fantasy – The Twitter Panel.
- Rachelle Gardner on To Champion Worthwhile Books.
- Janice Hardy on You Must Be This Long to Ride This Genre: What to Do When Your Novel’s Too Short.
- Juliette Wade on Deep Worldbuilding and POV Scene Preparation: an in-depth example.
- Shimmer Five Authors + Five Questions : Typical.
- Inkpunks (John Remy) on Voices of Insecurity.
- Juliette Wade on Deep Worldbuilding and POV Scene Preparation: an in-depth example.
- John Scalzi on on Lessons from the Success of Chronicle.
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on The science fiction effect. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Boing Boing on Fantasy Maps.
- Black Gate (Scott Taylor) on Art of Dungeon Maps.
- Charlie Jane Anders on Bear McCreary reveals the physics behind your favorite science fiction theme tunes.
- Flickering Myth (Trevor Hogg) on The Making of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.
- Willliam King on Create Your Own Kindle EBook, Step by Step, With Pictures.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Jessica Strider) reviews Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel.
- Funcational Nerds (Paul Weimer) reviews Lady Lazarus by Michele Lang.
- Topless Robot lists 9 Rock Songs from the 1960s About Superheroes. [via Look At This]
- Kirkus Book Reviews on New & Notable Books for Children: February 2012.
- ShortList Magazine lists The 15 Greatest Star Wars Scenes.
- David Brin lists The Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy Tales.
Art
- concept ships: Spaceships of EVE viewer.
- Adventures in Science Fiction Cover Art: Rocket, Field, Figure Part I.
- Judging Books by Their Covers: U.S. Vs. U.K..
- @Shadowness: “Crash” by Majora28.
- @CoolVibe: “Attack” by Yiheng He.
- @CoolVibe: “Gold Man” by Flávio dos Santos.
- @CoolVibe: “Concept Art: Seven Media” by Flávio dos Santos.
- @Artist’s Site: Lambertback by Brandon Bird. (Great one for Highlander fans)
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