SF Tidbits for 4/28/12

Interviews & Profiles

• Autostraddle interviews Brit Mandelo.
• Nicola Griffith interviews Brit Mandelo.
• Rhizome interviews Jonathan Lethem.
• AboutSF (John Tibbetts) interviews T.E.D. Klein.
• Guardian Books podcast features Dacre Stoker, Elizabeth Miller, Christopher Frayling, Kevin Jackson, Marcus Sedgewick, Kim Newman.

News

• Disney Picks Up Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book.
• Baen Books Welcomes Tor/Forge to the DRM-free Ebook Fold. [via File 770]
• Leonard Nimoy Welcome Space Shuttle Enterprise to New York (w/ Video). [via David K.M. Klaus]
• Grant Morrison Says Batman Is Gay.
• Disney announces June 5 DVD/Blu-ray Release Date for John Carter.

Events

• As part of the Fantastic Fiction free reading series, Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Karen Heuler (The Made-up Man) & Victor LaValle (The Devil in Silver) Wednesday May 16th, 7pm at KGB Bar in NYC.

Articles

• Tor.com (Jo Walton) on Here’s Some More: Long Series, Novels and Chunks.
• Fantasy Cafe on Women in SF&F Month: Kate Elliott (with Book Giveaway).
• Guardian (Damien Walter) asks Is science fiction literature's first international language?
• The Night Bazaar (Jeff Salyards) on Fantasy Is as Fantasy Does.
• Mike Brotherton on Scientist A-holes.
• The Atlantic Wire on The Ongoing Problem of Race in Y.A.
• The Horn Book asks on What Makes a Good YA Dystopian Novel?
• C.E. Murphy on E-book pricing.
• The New York Review of Books (Jason Epstein) on How Books Will Survive Amazon.
• Businessweek on Amazon vs. Publishers: The Book Battle Continues.
• Carrie Cuinn reviews Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein.
• TIME.com reviews The Raven.
• TIME.com’s Summer 2012 Movie Preview.
• EW on guide to this summer’s geekiest blockbusters.
• Start your novel asks What can Superman teach you about writing?
• The Mary Sue on The Time Neil Gaiman Wrote Fan Fiction.
• Vulture on The Complete Works: Ranking All 62 Stephen King Books.
• Flavorwire on Celebrated Works of Art That Are Basically Fan Fiction.
• Comic Vine asks Why Can't Wonder Woman Have a New Costume?
• New Scientist on Moon mining in science fiction.
• Slate Magazine asks Will Gattaca Come True?. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Book Riot lists 5 Ways to Expand Your Literary Horizons.
• LitReactor lists Disappointing Truths About Five Famous Authors.
• Bloody Disgusting lists Top 10 Horror Comics We Want On Screen.
• This Is Horror lists 10 English Authors That Helped Shape Horror Fiction.
• LitReactor on The Top 10 World-Ending Events In Science Fiction.

Art

• Dark Digital Drawings by Ryohei Hase.
• Retro Futuristic Steampunk Posters – Michael Murdock.
• Surreal Illustrations by NekoKirara.
• Beautiful Concept Art from Game of Thrones.
• Concept spaceship designs by Manuel Gomez.
• @Minimal Movie Posters: “Game of Thrones” by Jon E. Allen.

More Fun Stuff

• 50 Page Fridays: George R. R. Martin.
• Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion – Read an excerpt now.
• Infographic: The Marvel Movie Universe Timeline.
• An Infographic Guide to This Summer’s Movies.
• Vintage Photos Turned Into Superhero Ancestor Portraits.
• Smart Pop Books: Win a copy of Fringe Science (ends Sunday, April 29).
• TableTop Episode 2: Settlers of Catan – Gag Reel.
• Behind-the-scenes photos from 60s Batman TV show.