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

Interviews and Profiles

• Weird Fiction Review (John Langan) interviews Paul Tremblay.
• Fast Forward interviews Phyllis Irene Radford (video).
• My Bookish Ways interviews Ania Ahlborn.
• Orbit interviews Gail Z. Martin.
• The Qwillery interviews Garth L. Powell.
• The Coode St. Podcast episode 126.
• The Functional Nerds interviews Jonah Knight (podcast).
• BBC interviews Quentin Blake (video).
• Tor.com conversation between Tom Doherty and L.E. Modesitt Jr.
• Fan Girl Blog interviews Timothy Zahn.
• TVGuide.com quotes Lynne M. Thomas.
• Frederik Pohl interviewed at Windycon 39.[via File 770]

News

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Giveaway.
• BVC Announces Welcome to Welton by Marie Brennan.
• John Scalzi’s Video Game Project Morning Star is a First Person Shooter With a Twist.
• Stranger Things Happen Limited Edition is here.
• Barnes & Noble Announces “Buy a NOOK®, We’ll Give a Book” Holiday Initiative.
• Intersection near L.A. library named for Ray Bradbury.
• Michael Moorcock’s New Worlds.
• Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan & Maureen Johnson Collaborate on Shadowhunters Spinoff.
• Son of Rayguns over Texas UPDATE – The Geek Curmudgeon.
• Kickstarter for NecronomiCon: The Premier Lovecraft Convention in Providence by NecronomiCon PVD.
• Self-Proclaimed Father of Regenerative Cell Science Sues Nobel Prize.
• Steampunk Revolution edited by Ann VanderMeer–Now Available.
• Brown Dwarf Stars Could Host Earth-Size Planets, Study Finds.
• Rob Zombie Inks Deal for Horror Novel.

Events

• The December #TorChat: A Special Tor Event.

Articles

• Grasping for the Wind (Erin M. Evans) on D&D as Inspiration.
• Boing Boing on Schooling a reader who doesn't like female, middle-aged, black pirate captains.
• Ambling Along the Aqueduct (Gwyneth Jones) on 2012 Review.
• Ambling Along the Aqueduct (Cheryl Morgan) on Reading, Viewing, and Listening in 2012.
• Chuck Wendig on 25 Gifts For Writers.
• Mary Robinette Kowal on Supplemental material for Writing Excuses — A Fire in the Heavens.
• Omnivoracious (Robin A. Rothman) on “The Hobbit”: An Unexpected Controversy.
• Weird Fiction Review (Desirina Boskovich) on WFR’s 101 Weird Writers: #17 — William Gibson and John Shirley.
• Christopher Priest on Lice in the Locks of Literature.
• Jim C. Hines on Pose-off with John Scalzi.
• Heroes and Heartbreakers.com (Heather Massey) on Extraordinary Heroines—and the Heroes Who Love Them—in Sci-Fi Romance.
• Fantasy Faction on Top 10 Anticipated Fantasy Books for 2013 – Part One: Readers’ Choice.
• WhatCulture! (Darragh O’Connor) on 5 Sci-Fi Movies You Didn’t Realise Were Shameless Rip Offs.
• Charles Stross (Stina Leicht) on Always Look on the Bright Side of… SF.
• Edward Willett on My future city: I dabble in public prognostication.
• Phil Athans on Buy My e-Books, Please.
• io9 (Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders) on The 10 Most Unlikely Things That Were Influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien.
• Bloody Bookish (Colin F. Barnes) on Rise of the Cyberpunk.
• Guardian asks E-readers reading your reading: A serious invasion of privacy?
• TechCrunch on Gift Guide: Graphic Novels Worth Buying In Print.
• How-To Geek on Whose Intervention Ensured Star Trek Saw The Light Of Day?

Reviews

• Staffer’s Book Review reviews The Bones of the Old Ones.

Art

• Digital Art by Xueguo Yang.
• Comic Book Movie Posters by Pabla Bazan.
• So… Anyone else excited about The Hobbit this week? by Justin Gerard.
• 1977: Sport in Space Colonies.

More Cool Stuff

• Now posted: Sword and Laser Podcast #116 – Secret of success.
• Extracts from Broken and Pantomime.
• Amanda Hocking’s Lullaby + Free Extract.
• Protecting Project Pulp No. 22: C. L. Moore.
• Science says, “It sucks to be Batman”.
• 50+ Glorious Opening Voiceovers from Science Fiction Movies.
• Baikonur, the movie. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• @Kirkus Book Reviews: Enter to win a free Kindle Fire!

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