Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 12/13/12

Interviews and Profiles

• The Next Big Thing with Karen Lord, John Joseph Adams, Sarah McCarry, Nick Mamatas, Seanan McGuire, Shira Lipkin, Brit Mandelo.
• Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Lois McMaster Bujold (podcast).
• The Enchanted Inkpot (Cindy Pon) interviews Cinda Williams Chima.
• The Agony Column interviews Graham Joyce (podcast).
• My Bookish Ways interviews Melisa MacGregor.
• StarShipSofa interviews Jeff Carlson (podcast).
• Flickering Myth (Trevor Hogg) interviews Patrick Tatopoulos.
• Jo Fletcher interviews Aidan Moher.
• Flames Rising (Billzilla) interviews Edison T. Crux.

News

• Raise money for the SFWA medical fund, send John Kessel to watch “The Hobbit”.
• Hugh Howey Lands Simon & Schuster Book Deal.
• Scholastic Editors Forecast Top 10 Trends In Children’s Books For 2013. [via Andrew Porter]

Events

• Lonestarcon 3 Membership Rates Increase On Jan. 1, 2013!

Articles

• Sarah Pinborough on It’s a kind of magic…
• Theodora Goss on Being Liminal.
• Aqueduct Press (Ursula K. Le Guin) on Three Novels.
• Aqueduct Press (Lisa Tuttle) on My Best Reading Experiences of 2012.
• Tansy Rayner Roberts on Gender, Fantasy & Female Pirates.
• Book Life Now (Howard Andrew Jones) on Deal In Hand.
• Tor Books Blog (Paul Cornell) on Fact of Fiction: Researching London Falling.
• Kirkus Reviews (John DeNardo) on ‘Tis the Season to Be Jolly…in Spaaaaaace!
• Flavorwire (Emily Temple) on Authors’ Funniest Responses to the Film Adaptations of Their Work. [via Andrew Porter]
• Gollancz (Hannah) on 10 reasons why Community is better than The Big Bang Theory.
• Helen Lowe on My Favourite Epic Fantasy Series.
• Blastr (Matthew Jackson) on 11 must-read sci-fi novels that would make perfect gifts.

Art

• Meld by by Christian Bravery.

More Cool Stuff

• 10 Awesome Behind the Scenes Horror Film Photos.
• “The Walking Dead” As An Animated Series.

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