Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/5/13

Interviews & Profiles

• MythBehaving interviews Tim Powers.
• Dread Central interviews James P. Blaylock.
• The Qwillery interviews Sarah Gilman.
• Robot 6 interviews Warren Ellis.
• SFX interviews Brandon Sanderson.
• Gav Reads’ The Readers Book Club with Yrsa Sigurdardottir.
• Sci-Fi Fan Letter interviews Christopher Farnsworth.
• Terrible Minds (Chuck Wendig) interviews Eric Beetner.
• The Roundtable Podcast interviews Matthew Wayne Selznick.
• This Is Horror interviews Ronald Kelly.

News

• Here is how YOU can Help Peter David.
• Thomas Pynchon to Publish New Novel titled Bleeding Edge.
• Remider: Only 4 days left in the Kickstarter for Fearful Symmetries: An Anthology of Horror by Ellen Datlow.
• Empire Strikes Back's Lost Short Film Finally Rediscovered.
• Quantum Gas Temperature Drops Below Absolute Zero. [Thanks, Paul!]
• Now posted: Ansible 306, January 2013.
• WANTED: Protecting Project Pulp is looking for a new host.

Events

• Ursula K. Le Guin @ Powell’s, Sunday, Jan. 6.
• NYRSF Readings For 1/8: Veronica Schanoes and Terry McGarry.
• Saturday, January 26: How To Write Science Fiction with Spider Robinson.

Articles

• Carrie Cuinn on You Should Read Maureen F. McHugh’s After The Apocalypse.
• Aliette de Bodard on Author’s notes: On a Red Station, Drifting.
• Mary Robinette Kowal on My Favorite Bit: Jaine Fenn talks about QUEEN OF NOWHERE | .
• Fantasy Book Critic (Gail Z. Martin) on Breaking In A New Pair of Boots—Or a New Fictional World, As The Case May Be.
• SFWA (Athena Andreadis) on Invisible Ink.
• The Book Smugglers on Smugglivus 2012 Guest Author: Frances Hardinge.
• Ambling Along the Aqueduct (Karen Meisner) on The Pleasures of Reading, Viewing, and Listening in 2012.
• Smart Pop Books (Susan Carnell) on The Case for Edward Cullen.
• Worthwhile Canadian Initiative on The Macroeconomics of Middle Earth. [via James Nicoll]
• Del Rey and Spectra on Terry Brooks Reviews: Yellow Birds.
• Paul Levinson on Looper: Close Knit Time Travel.
• Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine on Forgotten Books: The Last Man on Earth — Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, & Charles G. Waugh, Editors.
• Variety on Moody look of ‘Clone Wars’ inspired by ’70s classics.
• Space.com on Giant Sun Eruption Could Swallow 20 Earths.
• SciFiChick on Best of 2012 List.
• Kirkus Book Reviews on The 2013 Hugo Awards WANT YOU.
• John Scalzi on SF/F Authors/Editors/Artists/Fans 2013 Award Awareness Post.

Art

• Full A Song of Ice and Fire great houses poster set.
• Cover Story: The Shambling Guide to New York City.
• Stunning Digital Illustrations by Phillip Lloyd Simpson.
• Concept Art by Fabian Schlaga.
• Godzilla Brawl.
• noah-kh on deviantART.
• Gandalf the Grey – by Biggie.
• Concept robots by Ian McQue.
• Concept Ship by Darren Bartley.
• More Marvel Monster Mayhem.

More Fun Stuff

• 50 Page Fridays: George R. R. Martin.
• Audio sample; Scoundrels: Star Wars by Timothy Zahn.
• DAW Books Discussion: Alien vs. Alien by Gini Koch.
• CC-licensed Muslim sf anthology.
• Terminal Island book trailer.
• NSFW ‘Evil Dead’ Trailer: A Blood Splattering Good Time.
• Here's Everything That Was Wrong with Prometheus.
• Sword & Laser Book Club Pick for January: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi.
• OMNI Magazine Collection. [Thanks, Fred!]
• George R.R. Martin As A Fantasy Miniature King. [Thanks again, Fred!]
• Star Trek Webcam.
• Steampunk Superman Costume.
• LEGO Zombie Head.

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