SF Tidbits for 4/26/12
- Moirae (the Fates) Book Reviews interviews Alethea Kontis.
- The Enchanted Inkpot (Elizabeth Bunce) interviews Bethany Griffin.
- Prime Books (TJ McIntyre) interviews C.S.E. Cooney.
- Locus ICFA 33, The (Monstrous) Editing Panel.
- AutoStraddle interviews Brit Mandelo.
- Nicola Griffith interviews Brit Mandelo.
- Angry Robot Podcast interviews Matt Forbeck (podcast).
- SciFi Diner Podcast interviews Mark Okrand (Creator of Klingon and Vulcan).
- Prime Books interviews C.S.E. Cooney.
- Geeks of Doom interviews Matt Wilson.
- Revolution SF (Steve Wilson) interviews Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard.
News
- Ditmar Awards Ballot.
- Open Road Media to Publish Ten Ebooks From Award-winning Science Fiction Author Octavia E. Butler. [via File 770]
- Credible science fiction needs arts and sciences collaboration, say Alastair Reynolds, Ken MacLeod, Geoff Ryman, Justina Robson, Simon Ings and Paul McAuley.
- Harmony and alt.human by Keith Brooke available as eBooks.
- Now posted: StarShipSofa No 235 Writers Of The Future XXVIII Special.
Articles
- Book View Cafe (Linda Nagata) on Books By Gender.
- Rachelle Gardner on How to Cut Thousands of Words Without Shedding a Tear.
- Film Critic (John Scalzi) on Prognosticating the Summer Scifi Films.
- Kat Howard on The value in the bad bits.
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on An Alternative To A Song Of Ice And Fire.
- Book View Cafe (Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) on Matters of Faith 1: Writing Belief Systems.
- Inkpunks (Mae Empson) on Speculative Poetry 101.
- Book Life Now (Erin Haire) on How to Get Booksellers to Love You (And Sell Your Book).
- io9 (Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders) on Your Summer Beach Reading List for 2012.
- Stina Leicht on Sex and Violence and Teen Girls.
- Deborah J. Ross on Thoughts on The Baggage of Language in Fantasy.
- Black Gate (Michaele Jordan) reviews The Dead of Winter by Chris Priestley.
- Black Gate (Sarah Newton) on Gateway to Adventure: The Classic RPG City is Back! (Part One).
- Biology in Science Fiction on Putting More Science into UK Fiction and Movies.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Jessica Strider) on Fantasy Fatigue.
- The Night Bazaar (Thomas Morrissey) on One Foot in Reality, One in the the Fantastic.
- Read This Book Damnit on Hey HBO, Adapt This!
- The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on The Circus as a Fantastic Device.
- Flickering Myth on Hell Unleashed: The Making of Wrath of the Titans.
- GeekWire on Science fiction writers inspired as asteroid miners make fiction fact.
- Gizmodo (Chalrie Stross) on The Case Against DRM on eBooks.
- Gizmodo (Jesus Diaz) on This Is How Asteroid Mining Will Work.
- L.B. Gale on Ten Unforgettable Deus Ex Machina Moments in Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on 7 Things I Learned About Working With Editors From Editing Space Battles.
- Kevin Maher lists on 10 Movies That Promised Sequels That Never Happened.
- Flavorwire lists The 10 Grumpiest Living Writers.
Art
- Fantastic Star Wars Illustrations by Terese Nielsen.
- Avengers Mondo Posters.
- Lovecraft eZine wallpaper.
- Minimal Star Wars Characters – David Duphil.
- @Minimal Movie Posters: “The Wizard of Oz” by Lamech.
- @Minimal Movie Posters: “Spiderman” by Bruce Yan.
- @Flickr: “Dorothy’s nightmare” by Sébastien Lempens.
- @CGHUB: “TooCloseToLight” by SeedSevenArt.
- @CGHUB: “Steampunk by Baktopur” by Laurent Pierlot.
- @CoolVibe: “Movie Art: Star Wars Legacy Tribute” by .
- @CoolVibe: “Venom” by Stjepan Sejic.
- @ItsArtMag: “little alien” by zaliti.
More Fun Stuff
- Excerpt: Railsea by China Mieville.
- Titan Books: Read the first chapter from The Bloody Red Baron by Kim Newman.
- INFOGRAPHIC: Recent Trends in Digital Reading.
- Amazon Kindle’s Most Highlighted Passages of All Time. [via Blastr]
- Avengers Assemble! (Literally).
- The Liminal States Short Film.
- A literal bookmobile.
- Crunchy, Crunchy Biscuits – Battle Ready.
- LEGO Version Of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Boba Fett and the Sarlacc, A Love Story.
- Doctor Who MiniFigs.
- Letters of Note: Harlan Ellison’s Response to Fan Mail.
In the title to this post, 4/25/12 should be 4/26/12.
I hate when that happens…fixed – thanks!