SF Tidbits for 4/10/12

Interviews and Profiles

• The Skiffy and Fanty Show interviews Stina Leicht (podcast).
• Eastercon recordings: Paul Cornell, George R. R. Martin, Cory Doctorow, Game of Thrones cast, Nature of Heroism panel (video).
• The Agony Column interviews Heidi Julavits (podcast).
• Suvudu (Danielle Rollins) interviews Rebecca Barnhouse.
• Suvudu (Matt Staggs) Take Five with Anne Lyle.
• Teen Ink interviews Lois Gresh.
• /Report interviews Martha Wells (podcast).
• I Smell Sheep interviews Helen Lowe.
• Suvudu (Matt Staggs) interviews Anne Lyle.
• Agony Column Podcast interviews Heidi Julavits.
• Bleeding Cool (Alasdair Stuart) interviews Scott Sigler.
• Subterranean Press (Gwenda Bond) interviews Robert McCammon (Part Two).

News

• Paget Wins 2011 James White Award.
• Kickstarter: Tales of the Emerald Serpent Shared World Mosaic Anthology by Scott Taylor, featuring Lynn Flewelling, Harry Connolly, Juliet McKenna, Martha Wells, Robert Mancebo, Julie Czerneda, Michael Tousignant and Todd Lockwood.
• Apex signs Rebekah and David McKendry to nonfiction book deal.
• Yahoo files e-book advert system patent applications.
• BooklifeNow.com Website Under New Brand Management, New Writing Staff.

Events

• Tonight! April 10th, Jason Sanford will be a OSU Intergalactic Science Fiction Club.
• SFWA Northwest Reading Series.
• April 20-22: Victoria Steam Exposition III in Victoria on Vancouver Island with Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.

Articles

• Book View Cafe (Ursula K. Le Guin) on Having my Cake.
• Rachelle Gardner on 6 Reasons Authors Still Want Publishers.
• Lisa L. Hannett (Angela Slatter) on The Art and Obligations of the Favour.
• io9 Robert T. Gonzales) on 10 Genes Named After Science Fiction and Fantasy Icons.
• The Guardian (David Barnett) on The rise of Eastercon: the SF/fantasy convention with community spirit.
• Fantasy Cafe (Martha Wells) on The Raksura from The Cloud Roads and The Serpent Sea.
• Auxiliary Memory (James Wallace Harris) on Losing My Faith in Space Travel.
• Brenda Cooper on Reading Recommendation: After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress.
• Bibliophile Stalker on Blood and Other Cravings edited by Ellen Datlow.
• Penwing on The BSFA Awards.
• Rose Lemberg on Best Fan Writer Hugos – and women writers.
• Staffer’s Book Review (Justin Landon) on Comments on the Hugo Short Lists.
• Andrew Liptak on 2012 Hugo Thoughts.
• Paul Weimer on on How I would re-cut John Carter the movie.
• Jamie Todd Rubin Index: Andrew Fox on Pohl and Kornbluth collaborations.
• The Night Bazaar (Paul Tobin) on The Yeti in the Outhouse.
• The Qwillery (Lydia Dare) on Combining Regency with Paranormal — why it works.
• Book View Cafe Blog (Patricia Rice) on High Concept.
• Inkpunks (Wendy Wagner) on Bifocals for Authorial Vision.
• Omnivoracious (Susan J. Morris) on Introducing the Hero: How to Flirt with your Reader.
• Bryan Thomas Schmidt on 5 Tips for Writers on Planning Their Con Season.
• The Observer on Authors reveal their literary addictions.
• Salon (Nina Shen Rastogi) on TV's best show about women – Game of Thrones.
• Bit Rebels on Star Trek Enterprise Almost Became A Las Vegas.
• The Intern on Big 6 versus Indie Publishing part 2: of paddles and canoes.
• First Second Books on Self-publishing vs publishing with a traditional print publisher.
• Huff Post (BJ Gallagher) on The Ten Awful Truths — and the Ten Wonderful Truths — About Book Publishing.
• Flavorwire on The 10 Most Frequently Challenged Library Books of 2011.

Art

• 35 Awesome Fantasy Wallpaper Collection.
• @DailyDesignInspiration: “Monsterpocalypse Two” by Marek Okon.
• @DailyDesignInspiration: “Ice Canyon” by Kekai Kotaki.
• @Gorilla Artfare: “Water mecha” by Björn Hurri.
• @Minimal Movie Posters: “TRON Legacy” by Travis English.

More Fun Stuff

• I asked Neil Gaiman to sign my Nook. He got a little carried away.
• Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics…in Lego. [via Neatorama]
• Zombie Apocalypse Map of Resources.
• 8-Bit Sci-Fi Movie Posters Take You Back To 1985.
• Firefly in a Jar.
• The Katniss Barbie Doll Is Now A Reality.
• Dork Tower on Kickstarter.

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