SF Tidbits for 10/19/12

Interviews and Profiles

• Locus interviews Kij Johnson.
• AudioFiles interviews John Kessel (podcast).
• My Bookish Ways interviews Chaz Brenchley and Phillipa Bornikova.
• The Roundtable Podcast WorldCon 2012.

News

• Two-Book Strange Chemistry Deal for Eliza Crewe.
• Prime Books 2 012 Catalog.
• DC Retains Superman Rights.
• Five by Five: A new collection of all-original military SF by Kevin J. Anderson, Aaron Allston, Michael A. Stackpole, B.V. Larson, and Loren L. Coleman.
• Helen Marshall Steps Down as Managing Editor at ChiZine Publications.

Events

• Fantastic Fiction at KGB November 21 with Helen Marshall and Jack Ketchum.

Articles

• Mike Brotherton on Science Fiction in the Age of Exoplanet Discovery.
• Den of Geek (Ryan Lambie) on 10 sci-fi films to look forward to in 2013.
• Tech Republic (Jay Garmon) on Top 10 best sci-fi inspired rock albums.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Why Writers Disappear (Part Three).
• Mary Robinette Kowal (Maurice Broaddus) on The Knights of Breton Court.
• Bookworm Blues (Carol Berg) on Thoughts on Writer’s Block.
• Kirkus Reviews (Andrew Liptak) on H.P. Lovecraft and the Other.
• Tor.com (Grady Hendrix) on The Great Stephen King Reread: House Rules and The Great Stephen King Reread: Carrie.
• Graham Edwards on Poltergeist II, Young Sherlock Holmes.
• Orson Scott Card on Real and Surreal Art.
• bare•bones e-zine (Jack Seabrook) on Ray Bradbury on TV Part Six: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour “The Jar”.
• Bryan Thomas Schmidt on A SF Dream Come True With A Little Help From My Friends.
• Jason Sanford on Harlan Ellison's first professional sale.
• CNN (Henry Hanks) on ‘Tron’ animated series feeds the need of fans.
• How to Follow The Walking Dead Third Season in Comic Books.

Reviews

• Missions Unknown (Scott A. Cupp) on Road Trip.
• Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Jessica Strider) reviews Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
• Staffer's Book Review (Justin Landon) reviews Mage’s Blood by David Hair.

Art

• Amazing Digital Illustrations by Nicponim.
• Big-Eyed Super Heroes by Ahmad Kussha.
• NYCC 2012: Batman – Death Comes to Gotham Panel Art.
• Sci-Fi city by Mauricio Alvarado.
• Halo 4 Concept Art by Nicolas Bouvier.
• Preview Mondo’s ‘Universal Monsters’ Show.
• Swamp elder 2 by alexnegrea.

More Cool Stuff

• Beautiful Composite Photographs from 50 Years of Space Exploration.
• Bela Lugosi: Age 18. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Ellen Datlow’s Photos from October 17th KGB reading with John Kessel and S. G. Browne.
• Star Trek Episodic Poster Designs Now Available As T-Shirts.

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