SF/F/H Link Post for 2014-02-12
Interviews & Profiles
- Suvudu interviews Andy Weir.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Eleri Stone.
- The Qwillery interviews Jennifer Ridyard and John Connolly.
- Tor Books UK interviews Liz de Jager.
- Reddit AMA with Mercedes M. Yardley.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Andrew Smith.
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews Ramez Naam. It’s mostly about his short story “Water,” which I suggest you read first because they discuss the ending.
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews Sunny Moraine. Mostly about the short story “So Sharp That Blood Must Flow“
- A.C. Wise interviews Sunny Moraine.
- MinnPost interviews Anne Ursu.
- FeetForBrains interviews Andrea Johnson, the Little Red Reviewer.
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews artist Scott Grimando.
- Kindle Daily Post interviews Frank Barbiere about his comic book series Five Ghosts.
- The Daily Dot interviews Toril Orlesky about her gay centaur Western webcomic Hotblood. [via Paul Di Filippo]
News
- Sandman: Overture #2 Slips Further Into March.
- The Parker illustrated novels debuts this May with The Hunter with art by Darwyn Cooke.
- Summit Buys YA Book Cryogenic Tale Noggin For Jamie Linden To Script And Helm. [via Paul Di Filippo]
Events & Event News
- Drinks with Charles Stross in Boston MA, tonight.
- Anne Ursu will talk about her novel The Real Boy at the Minnesota Life College in Edina MN, February 13.
- Chuck Wendig has an event at Doylestown Bookshop in Doylestown PA, February 15.
- Tor Books’ SF/F Extravaganza (featuring Brian Staveley, Ramona Wheeler, James Cambias) at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in New York, February 24.
- Shannon Messenger’s events in March and April (mostly in CA).
- Kevin Hearne’s events and appearances in 2014.
- Nnedi Okorafor to be Young Adult Author Special Guest at Detcon1.
Crowd Funding
- The Changing of the Sun by Lesley Smith.
- Streets of Shadows – A Noir Urban Fantasy Fiction Anthology by Steven Saus.
- SCI-FEST: The 1st Annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival by David Dean Bottrell.
Articles
- Steven Gould issues Presidential Statement from SFWA Regarding the SFWA Bulletin.
- Beth Revis asks Rae Carson, Alex London, Ruta Sepetys, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Shaun Hutchinson Why is Diversity Important?
- Katharine Kerr on Boys’ Books, part of Jim C. Hines’ series of guest posts about representation.
- Teresa Frohock on Being a woman and writing dark fiction – it’s complicated.
- Courtney Schafer asks So you think not many women write epic fantasy/sword & sorcery?
- Stina Leicht on The Wendybird.
- Niall Alexander on Short Fiction Spotlight: The Second Life of the Jackalope Wife.
- Neil Gaiman on Why you should see Winter’s Tale and other deep thoughts about stuff.
- Laura Lam declares I’m Hybridizing – A Little About Vestigial Tales.
- Joan Frances Turner on the Inspirations & Influences for The Resurgam Trilogy.
- James Cambias answers What Rivers Flow Into A Darkling Sea?
- Jessica Spotswood on the Romance in the Cahill Witch Chronicles.
- Brian Ruckley on Where I Got My Ideas From. All Of Them. Really.
- Freya Robertson on Writer’s Workshop – Keeping Motivated.
- Fantasy Faction on Why Characters Play Their Parts: Human Identity in Storytelling.
- Keith Cronin on Writer, Boxed. About genres and categorization of fiction.
- Linda Nagata on Writing to Request.
- Donald Maass on The New Class System in publishing. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Amie Kaufman lists Seven Steps to a Successful Signing.
- Carl V. Anderson says You Have a Voice. About awards and nominations.
- Laura Hudson says The Walking Dead‘s Scariest Element Isn’t Zombies, It’s Memories.
- Wired.com on Forget Dystopian Fiction. Sochi Is Pure Dystopian Reality.
- Wired.com on The App That Helped Write a Breakout Sci-Fi Novel. About Andy Weir’s novel The Martian
- Andy Weir talks about his novel The Martian at John Scalzi’s The Big Idea.
- L. Jagi Lamplighter on the Story behind Prospero Regained. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Jessica Strider reviews Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie.
- Matt Mitrovich’s Capricon 34 Experience.
- Julie Bosman says Impatience Has Its Reward: Books Are Rolled Out Faster.
- The Guardian says W.H. Auden advised J.R.R. Tolkien to drop romance in final volume of The Lord of the Rings.
- The winners of the This Is Horror Awards 2013.
- Claire Cameron on The Best Books About Getting Eaten.
- Charlie Jane Anders lists 10 Forgotten Secrets of Great Movie-making From The 80s.
- Lauren Davis answers Why Dragonlance should be the next fantasy film franchise.
Art
- Cover for Tim Pratt’s Grim Tides by LMessecar aka Lindsey Look.
- P. Craig Russell’s New Cover for Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book.
- An Exclusive Look at Winter is Coming, George R.R. Martin’s Art Show.
- Concept art by Victor Martinez for Star Trek Into Darkness, Oz the Great and Powerful, Terminator Salvation and the never-made Fantastic Voyage and Captain Nemo films..
- Pepper Empress by Artgerm aka Stanley Lau.
- Trick or to eat by lalalalack aka Yuta Sakuma.
More Fun Stuff
- When They Were Young: George R.R. Martin. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- The Coolest Helmets, Hats and Headpieces in Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- Star Wars print dresses hit the runway at New York Fashion Week. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Webcomic: Noelle Stevenson has had some bad experiences going to some comic book stores.
- Infographic: Visual Guide to Marvel Character Movie Rights.
- Excerpt: Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire.
- Excerpt: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer’s .
- Excerpt: Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau.
- Short Story: “Water” by Ramez Naam.
- Short Story: “So Sharp That Blood Must Flow” by Sunny Moraine.
- Short Story: “Hayfever” by Frances Hardinge.
- Short Story: “Nanny Anne and the Christmas Story” by Karen Joy Fowler.
- Short Story: “I Met a Man Who Wasn’t There” by K.J. Parker.
- Ebook: Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters edited by Tim Marquitz and Nick Sharps.
- Podcast: The Functional Nerds – Episode 178: Michael J. Martinez.
- Podcast: I Should Be Writing – Episode 313 (includes an interview with IP lawyer Teri Karobonik).
- Vlog: Talkin’ Comics Weekly – Wolverine & the X-Men.
- Trailer: Under The Skin. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Video: Ender’s Game director talks film’s morality in exclusive clip.
- Video: Lego Star Wars R2-D2 Time-lapse. There’s no sound so you can play this on the background.
- Video: RoboCop theme, Heavy Metal style by 331Erock.
- Video: The Banner Saga Medley by Malukah and Taylor Davis.
- Short Film: Batman Evolution by Peter Cornwell.
And the award for the most bizarrely intriguing article title goes to (drumroll)…
“The Best Books About Getting Eaten”.
Thanks for the link to my Locus Award post.