Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 10/27/12

Interviews & Profiles

• @Suvudu: Marjorie M. Liu and Stephanie Chong.
• My Bookish Ways interviews Nancy Holder.
• Fantasy Faction interviews Iain M. Banks.
• Speculating Canada interviews Douglas Smith.
• Tor.com profiles James Herbert.
• The Roundtable Podcast interviews Adam Christopher.

News

• Free Neil Gaiman Audiobook Short Story Raises Money For Charity.
• Now available: Wild Things by A.M. Dellamonica.
• Clark Kent quits the Daily Planet.

Events

• 10/28/12: FANTASTICAL WORLDS: In Conversation with Rachel Hartman, Stefan Bachmann, and Christopher Paolini.

Articles

• The Book Smugglers (Ty Drago) on Inspirations & Influences.
• WSJ Magazine (William Gibson) on We Can't Know What the Future Will Bring.
• LitReactor on Your Favorite Book Sucks: World War Z – An Oral History of the Zombie War.
• January Magazine on Young Adult: The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore.
• Barnes & Noble Book Clubs on The Joy of (Supernatural) Sex: Three Reasons Why Men Should Read Paranormal Romance and When Good Paranormal Fantasy Sex Scenes Go Really, Really Bad.
• Brian Ruckley on Film Report: Skyfall.
• Bryan Thomas Schmidt on Writing For Children.
• Fantasy Book Critic (Harry Markov) on Halloween In Bulgaria.
• NYTimes.com on How to Read Like a Science Nerd. [via My Bookish Ways]
• The New Yorker on It's Genre Fiction. Not That There's Anything Wrong With It.
• Ben Peek on It's a Genre Debate, Insert Seinfeld Reference..
• The Atlantic on The World Is Not Enough: Google and the Future of Augmented Reality. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• The Barnes & Noble Review on Ghost Stories.
• Sci-Fi Fan Letter on New Author Spotlight: Gretchen McNeil.
• Flavorwire on 50 Essential Horror Films, Part 4. [via Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine]
• Kirkus Book Reviews on The Book Smugglers’ 10 Recommended Halloween Reads.

Art

• Supervillains' High School Yearbook.
• concept robots: Robots by Benoit Godde.
• concept ships: Ships by Daniel Graffenberger.
• concept aliens: Swamp Creature by Opus Artz.
• Creature Spot – New Work by David Melvin.
• Fantasy Art: Demon Slayer.
• Sci-fi Art: Alien Crash.

More Fun Stuff

• Exceprt: A Shattered Lands by Matthew Sylvester.
• Dogs in Halloween Costumes: The Grinch and Drogon from Game of Thrones.
• A Dalek Finds Inspiration.
• Gargoyles Projected on Trees.
• The Walking Dead Zombie Army Men Figures.

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