Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 12/6/12

Interviews and Profiles

• The Daily Fig author chat with Holly Black and Julie Kagawa.
• Next Big Thing with Erin M. Evans and Dan Abnett.
• If You’re Just Joining Us interviews Richard Bowes (podcast).
• Civilian Reader interviews Tom Lloyd.
• SF Mag interviews Vernor Vinge.
• Fantasy Book Critic (Mihir Wanchoo) interviews Peter Clines.
• Carrie Cuinn interviews A.C. Wise.
• Kirkus Reviews (Joe Maniscalco) interviews Brett Patton.
• My Bookish Ways interviews Daniel José Older.
• Flickering Myth interviews Lee Smith.
• Chicon 7 Opening Ceremonies (video).

News

• Jeff Millar (1942-2012).
• Sword and Laser anthology.
• Obituary: Michael Alexander.
• Eileen Moran, Special Effects Wizard, Dies at 60. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Strange Chemistry 2013 Releases.
• Rare ‘Metropolis’ Poster Offered at Auction.
• Syfy Announces Winter Schedule.
• Etheria Film Festival.
• DAW Books Inc. – New Releases: December 2012.
• Steve Ditko writes essays about Spider-Man’s creation.
• Forget about the Mars rover — how about we build a Death Star?
• Ernie Cline follows up Ready Player One with Armada.
• Sword and Laser announces The Sword & Laser Anthology.
• Coming December 17: Riverdale Ave Book, a new publisher specializing in e-books and audiobooks.
• PW Launches 'Publishers Weekly Radio' Show on SiriusXM.

Articles

• The Mary Sue on An Analysis of Sexism in Historical Fantasy.
• Tansy Rayner Roberts on Historically Authentic Sexism in Fantasy. Let’s Unpack That..
• Book View Cafe (Katharine Eliska Kimbriel) on Fantasy is the Language of the Night – On Ursula K. Le Guin.
• The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on The Anatomy and Value of Fictional Violence.
• SF Novelists (Alma Alexander) on Back Door into Magic.
• Weird Fiction Review (Adam Mills) on World Fantasy 2012.
• Screen Junkies (Wookie Johnson) on 7 Sci-Fi Remakes With Vastly Improved Special Effects.
• Charles Stross (Stina Leicht) on Zoom-Zoom.
• Kirkus Reviews (John DeNardo) on December’s Best Bets in Science Fiction & Fantasy.
• John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Mark Yohalem.
• Smart Pop Books (Mary Borsellino) on Your Heart Is a Weapon the Size of Your Fist.
• Omnivoracious (Seria Wilson) on YA Wednesday: What to Get the Teens on Your List.
• Scott Marlowe (Tracy Fable) on Jafe, bodyguard to a princess.
• The Qwillery (Tes Hilaire) on Luring Lady Muse.
• The Millions (Nick Harkaway) on A Year in Reading.
• Slate (Kim Stanley Robinson) on Geoengineering science fiction and fact: How we are already terraforming Earth. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• 40kbooks on Best Links for Writers and Publishers.
• LitReactor (Rajan Khanna) on The Magic of Christmas: An Advent Calendar of Fantasy Fiction.
• The New York Times (Katherine Bouton) on In Lab Lit, Fiction Meets Science of the Real World. [via Andrew Porter]
• WhatCulture! (David Andrew McCabe) on Steven Moffat: 5 Reasons To Love Him and 5 Reasons To Hate Him.
• The Geek Twins (Maurice Mitchell) on The Most Important Sci-Fi Films of the 1990s.

Reviews

• #sffwrtcht (M.A. Chiappetta) reviews Seven Wonders.

Art

• Breathtaking Fantasy Artworks by Sandara.
• The Storyteller by Georgi Markov.
• Concept ships by Smyk Vitaliy.
• Tor Books Unveils the Real Cover for Greg Bear’s Halo: Silentium.
• Download Free Wallpaper of Towers of Midnight Ebook Cover.
• Travel Posters for Pop Culture Locations, by Dave Perillo.
• Minimal Movie Posters: Kubrick Films.
• Adam Roberts Reveals the cover of 20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea.

More Cool Stuff

• 25 Amazing Lego Sculptures.
• Myke Cole Trunk Novel Excerpt.
• Highlights Of ‘The Hobbit’.
• Shadows and Reflections: a Roger Zelazny Tribute Anthology.
• Excerpt: Thorn Ogres of Hagwood by Robin Jarvis.
• John Scalzi says: Choose My Pose!

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