SF Tidbits for 3/8/12
Interviews and Profiles
- The World in the Satin Bag interviews Maureen McHugh.
- Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Michael Chabon (podcast).
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: E.C. Myers.
- The Qwillery interviews Allison Pang.
- Suvudu (Matt Staggs) interviews Scott Westerfeld.
- Apex Magazine (Maggie Slater) interviews Jay Lake.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Zach Ricks and Scott Roche (podcast).
- ShortList Magazine profiles Egar Allan Poe.
News
- Strange Chemistry New Signing A. E. Rought.
- StarShipSofa Online Writers Workshop.
- Subterranean Press announces Deaperate Days by Jack Vance.
- Open Road Integrated Media publishing eBook editions of William Hjortsberg’s work.
- Thirteen O’Clock Publishing The Definitive Paul Haines.
- March is Science-Fantasy Month at Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- PayPal demands “obscene” e-books be pulled. [Thanks, Sheila!]
- Chicon 7 Increasing Attending Membership Rates on April 1.
Events
Articles
- The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on Reflections on the Workshop Experience: Viable Paradise.
- AMC (John Scalzi) on “John Carter” and the Curse of Mars.
- Inkpunks (Galen Dara) on things I got from the surrealists.
- The Guardian (David Barnett) on Cuddly Cthulhu: how HP Lovecraft’s dark materials turned soft.
- Black Gate (Scott Taylor) on Art of the Genre: Top 10 Fantasy Swords.
- Lady Business on Coverage of Women on SF/F Blogs.
- Innsmouth Free Press (Orrin Grey) on The Vault Of Secrets: The Murders In The Rue Morgue (1932).
- The Qwillery (Chuck Wendig) on Having a kid changes everything.
- Broad Universe (Sue Burke) on Castles in Spain: fantasy writers and publishers have high hopes. [via The World SF Blog]
- The Night Bazaar (Jennifer Safrey) on Imagination goes airborne.
- SpecTechnique on Secondary Worlds, Secondary Sources.
- NPR (Lynn Neary) on Spurred By Success, Publishers Look For The Next Hunger Games. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- L.B. Gale on Top Fifteen Sci-Fi/Fantasy Honeymoon Destinations.
- Far Beyond Reality (Stefan Raets) on Love a blog? Nominate it
Art
- 25 Cool Batman Fan Art And Digital Art Concepts.
- Star Wars Concept Art by Ralph McQuarrie.
- @CoolVibe: “Nasga Legend” by Gerardo Barbero.
- @What an ART: “Fall of a Hero” by Atilgan Asikuzu.
More Fun Stuff
- Free Excerpt: The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle.
- Free Excerpt: Omega Point by Guy Haley.
- Free Excerpt: Costume Not Included by Matthew Hughes.
- Free Excerpt: The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin, Sample Chapter 1.
- Free Excerpt: I’m Starved for You by Margaret Atwood.
- John Carter Audiobook Debuts Thursday, March 8 at 8:00 AM on Sirius XM Book Radio, channel 80.
- guiTARDIS.