Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/16/13

Interviews & Profiles

• Tor.com interviews Kameron Hurley.
• UR Chicago interviews Kathryn Born.
• M.K. Hobson interviews David D. Levine.
• Infinity Plus interviews David D Levine.
• Fantasy Literature interviews Patrick Rothfuss.
• The Qwillery interviews Sean Pidgeon.
• The Roundtable Podcast features E.C. Myers.
• Comic Vine interviews Bill Willingham.
• Comic Vine interviews Robert Venditti.
• Screen Rant interviews Mark Millar.
• Weird Fiction Review profiles Algernon Blackwood.

News

• John Scalzi’s The Human Division, Episode One: The B-Team is Live.
• Free Audiobook of The Human Division at Audible (Requires FB Like).
• David D. Levine’s Space Magic ebook launched.
• Next week, Weightless Books will be adding all the ChiZine Publications as DRM-free ebooks to their catalog.
• Announced: Joanne Anderton collection from FableCroft Publishing.
• Fanzine Mimosa #6 is now viewable at the Mimosa website. [via Andrew Porter]

Events

• Boston Science Fiction Film Festival: Buy Tickets for the Movie Marathon.

Articles

• Tor.com (Jo Walton) on Is There a Right Age to Read a Book?
• Book View Cafe Blog (Deborah J. Ross) on Sex in Space: How Do We Manage To Do It?
• Neal Asher on Books Read.
• Dave Kyle on The Great Exclusion Act of 1939.
• Suvudu on Dear Readers: A Letter from Peter F. Hamilton.
• Fantasy Faction (Nicholas Schmiedicker) on Successors in Fantasy – Handing Over the Reins.
• A Dribble of Ink on You like Fantasy Maps? We got Fantasy Maps.
• Wired.com (GeeekDad) on Cities in the Sky: A Documentary About Sci-Fi's Unknown Writers.
• Joseph Mallozzi on Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues with Ghost in the Machine.
• The Little Red Reviewer (Jim Black) on Where No Writer Has Gone Before.
• Scott Marlowe asks What's your favorite book or series of all time?
• Paul Weimer on The Magician and the Ogre,an experiment in point of view.
• The King of Elfland's Second Cousin on The Experience of Reading Diana Wynne Jones [Non-fiction] Aloud.
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show on What We’re Looking Forward To (w/ Stina Leicht.
• Colleen Doran on Inaccurate Bookscan Stats and the Plight of the Midlist Author. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Rich Horton on Summary: Abyss & Apex, 2012.
• Rudy Rucker on Charles Stross’s RULE 34 — And the Nature of Mind.
• My Bookish Ways on The Explorer by James Smythe.
• Sci-Fi Fan Letter on The Bridge by Jane Higgins.

Art

• Wicked Portrait Illustrations by Sheridan Johns.
• Digital Art by Ivanna Matilla.
• concept robots: MM42 being shot by Benoit Godde.
• Concept ship by Fred Rambaud.
• Dragon And Fire Dude by Brent Hollowell.
• Batman by gittsigrat.
• Metropolis movie poster gallery.

More Fun Stuff

• The Winter Witch (Excerpt) by Paula Brackston.
• Chapter Three of Kim Harrison’s EVER AFTER.
• DAW Books Discussion: Battle by Michelle West.
• Small Beer Podcast 16: Kij Johnson’s “The Empress Jingu Fishes”.
• Hooded Man Haunts Book Covers!
• Man of Steel Statue Reveals Full Superman Costume.
• A moment of silence for Superman Family….
• Original Archer “Space Men” Toys.