SF Tidbits for 10/30/08
- Interviews & Profiles:
- @Teachers for a New Era at UConn: an audio interview with R.A. Salvatore and Geno Salvatore, father/son authors of The Stowaway. (Also: Read Chapter 1.
- @SFX: Neil Gaiman (Graveyard Book).
- @io9: Warren Ellis (Desolation Jones).
- @Omnivoracious:
- Kit Reed on The Night Children and Enclave.
- Charlaine Harris (Dead Until Dark and True Blood). [via Enter the Octopus]
- Free Fiction [courtesy of QuasarDragon]:
- @SpaceWesterns:
- “In the Walls of Eryx” by H.P. Lovecraft & Kenneth Sterling.
- @SpaceWesterns: Part Seven (the conclusion) of “The Mound” by H.P. Lovecraft & Zealia Bishop.
- @Tor.com: “A Water Matter” by Jay Lake.
- Audio Fiction:
- The latest episode of Starship Sofa contains audio fiction from Gene Wolfe, Lawrence Santoro, and Ross E. Lockhart.
- ClonePod: “Snack Food” by Jeff Carlson.
- @Freaky Trigger: “The Forgotten Enemy” by Arthur C. Clarke, read by Elisha Sessions.
- @Maria Lectrix: Part Three and Part Four of “The Creature from Cleveland Depths” by Fritz Leiber, read by Maureen O’Brien.
- @Aberrant Dreams: “Nobobies and Somebodies” by Eugie Foster, read by Cori Samuel
- @SpaceWesterns:
- PS Publishing announces Secret Histories, an exclusive Tim Powers bibliography by John Berlyne.
- Taral Wayne is winner of this year’s Rotsler Award, honoring artistic achievement in amateur SF publications. [via Locus Online and File 770]
- Over at Publishers Weekly‘s Genreville, Mindy Klasky talks about Genre Hopping, or From Fantasy to Romance and Back Again.
- Enter the Octopus looks at Paizo’s “Planet Stories” Series.
- Serious tips for writers by Steven Gould: Behaving Badly as a Career Strategy.
- Funny tips for writers at The Swivet: John Hodgman on how to promote your book.
- At SciFi Scanner, John Scalzi announces the winners wants you to vote for candidates in The Science Fiction B-Movie Hall of Fame.
- It’s official: David Tennant quits as Doctor Who! Bummer.
- The latest SciFi Department looks at Scary SciFi.
- Game News: “Atari has bought rights to publish the videogame sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick and a new game based on Ghostbusters…”
- Lists:
- @Not a Planet Anymore: Top 5 Forgettable Martian Invasions from Film & TV.
- @Fantasy Magazine: Top 10 Steampunk Media. Good choices.
- @SF Gospel: Liberal Dystopias.
Thanks again for the linkage!
Actually, we’re not announcing the winners for the SF B-Movie Hall of Fame, we’re asking people to vote for the winners. So please vote!
Ack! That’s what I get for late-night posting. Thanks for the correction, John.