SF Tidbits for 4/14/12
Interviews & Profiles
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Jessica Strider) interviews Anne Lyle.
- Adventures Fantastic (Keith West) interviews Martha Wells.
- @Scalzi’s The Big Idea: A.M. Dellamonica.
- Pop My Culture interviews Jane Espenson (podcast). [via Whedonesque]
- Chadwick Ginther interviews M.K. Hobson.
- Suvudu interviews Scott Sigler.
- Elitist Book Reviews (Nick Sharps) interviews James Lovegrove.
- SFX interviews Joe Gilgun (Lockout).
- Retro interview at AboutSF: John Tibbetts interviews Poul Anderson (from 1993)
- Bibliophile Stalker interviews Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt (Sword & Laser).
News
- SF Site News » Rhysling Nominees.
- Kickstarter project by M.K. Hobson: The Warlock’s Curse, book #3 in the Veneficas Americana series.
- Angry Robot is launches crime fiction imprint: Exhibit A.
- Deborah J. Ross: The next Darkover novel The Children of Kings, is scheduled for a March 2013 release from DAW Books.
- New: Mai più senza Torino, a book by Bruce Sterling and Jasmina Tesanovic. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Grim Oak Press Announces fantasy anthology Unfettered edited by Shawn Speakman. [via A Dribble of Ink]
- Significant Science Fiction Collection comes to the University of Iowa Libraries.
- New Man of Steel Logo Released.
- io9 launches TV Show on Revision 3.
- Auroras on Uranus Photographed by Hubble Telescope.
- Nine planet solar system found.
Events
- Jim C. Hines – Fundraising for Rape Crisis Centers. (See also: The Book of Bear and Lynch.
- Spectrum Fantastic Art Live Presents :: Andrew Jones.
- Chuck Wendig’s Blackbirds Launch Party, Mysterious Galaxy, Los Angeles, April 24th.
Articles
- The World in the Satin Bag (Alyx Dellamonica) on The Magic of the Pacific Northwest.
- Nancy Kress on My Backlist.
- Jim C. Hines (Tansy Rayner Roberts) on First Book Friday.
- A. Lee Martinez on Something Something Joseph Campbell.
- Guardian (Damien Walter) on The Quest for e-Weird concludes.
- Ian Sales on Advantage Amazon.
- Suvudu (Elio García, Jr.) on Talking Game of Thrones: What’s in a Name?
- The Night Bazaar (Jeff Salyards) on Howling at the Moon.
- Smart Pop Books (Robert Weinberg) on The Unauthorized X-Men: Cable’s Grandfather.
- Graham Edwards on The Croning by Laird Barron.
- Michael Swanwick on Paperbacks vs. Hardcovers.
- Best Science Fiction Stories (Rusty) on Realism in Science Fiction: How to Make Your Story Believable.
- Designer Blog (Alex Bigman) on The Evolution of the Sci Fi Movie Poster.
- Geeks of Doom on Con Preparation: The Proper Way To Cosplay.
- Fluffrick on What about funny science fiction films?
- Topless Robot on The 7 Best Western-Themed Sci-Fi TV Episodes.
Art
- Alex Kim’s concept spaceships.
- Illustrations by Pete Revonkorpi.
- Concept Art by Filip Acovic.
- Art Deco Superheroes – Grégoire Guillemin.
- Superheroes are Just Like Us.
- Barry Smith’s covers for the The Conan Saga.
- @CoolVibe: “The Second Coming” by Zach Bush.
- @CoolVibe: “Dexter and Lumen” by .
- @CGHub: “Jungle Minion” by Kekai Kotaki.
- @CGHub: “Cowboys and Aliens” by Ian Joyner.
- @Gorilla Artfare: “MarineBaneling” by Randall Whiteis.
- @Gorilla Artfare: “Robo-monster” by Björn Hurri.
More Fun Stuff
- 50 Page Fridays: Kevin Hearne.
- The Book of the Future. [via The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log]
- The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator. (Thanks, Aravindh!)
- A Compendium of Cool Comics Cosplay.
- How Old Books Get That Distinctive Smell (video).
- Brewster Rockit.
- Queen Vader: Freddie Mercury Riding Darth Vader.
- Star Wars Cupcakes.
- Storm Kong.
- R2-D2 Turntable.
- Simpsons vs. Boba Fett.
