SF Tidbits for 7/13/09

Posted on July 13, 2009 by John DeNardo in Tidbits // 2 Comments

The winner of the 2009 Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award is Abraham Merrit, author of The Moon Pool. [via SF Awards Watch]
There’s a fund raiser for Aaron Allston in progress.
Planet Stories has reprinted Christopher Paul Carey’s Farmerphile article entitled How Much Free Will Does A Pumpkin Have? Philip José Farmer and Sufism: “Philip José Farmer, known far and wide for both his many fantastical novels and stories and his ravenous appetite for reading, [chose] to include the subject of Sufism in a significant number of his writings.”
Odyssey Workshop interviews editor Ginjer Buchanan.
Nancy Kress was not impresses with Moon. (Spolier Warning!)
Two words: Steampunk Cheetah. [via Posthuman Blues]
Listverse lists Top 15 Horror Films Of The 2000s.
Meanwhile, Film School Rejects lists The 10 Deadliest Movie Monsters of All Time.

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Johne Cook // July 13, 2009 at 7:43 am //

The Nancy Kress post was sharp, clever, and feels accurate. It is also rife with unlabeled MOVIE-DESTROYING SPOILERS, OMGOMGOMG!

I have the feeling this was merely an oversight on her part. Consider this your friendly neighborhood all-purpose spoiler warning. /Community Service message.