SF Tidbits for 12/3/09
Interviews/Profiles
- Tor.com interviews John Joseph Adams.
- John Scalzi profiles J.C. Hutchins.
- Dead Robot Society interviews Ashley Miller (podcast).
- Geekdad interviews Tobias Buckell.
- Jeffrey Thomas interviews Andy Remic.
News
- ChiZine Publications and Diamond Book Distributors Join Forces.
- Nominations for the 3rd Annual Black Quill Awards.
- Cthulhu Christmas Cards!
- Announcing Discounted Books on the Tor Store for Cthulhu Month!
- SF Signal Irregular Larry Ketchersid has a new book out: Software by the Kilo.
Articles
- Aliette de Bodard on What Stargate isn’t telling you about science…
- Victoria Strauss on Blurred Distinctions: Vanity Publishing vs. Self-Publishing.
- Gio Clairval on Does It Need to Be Magic to Be Science Fantasy?
- Jim C. Hines on Why I Haven’t Written a 4th Goblin Book.
- Jason Sanford on Does it make a difference when authors step into another’s shoes?
- OF Blog of the Fallen on Further thoughts on “International SF”.
- Charles Tan on Updating Genre Labels.
- John Picacio on Coverspotting in SA: December 2009.
- Ellen Datlow on A Cthulhu Christmas, some gift suggestions–part one.
- J.C. Hutchins on Debrief: A month into my novel’s lifecycle. (via Booksquare)
- Charlie Stross on It’s a crime.
- Black Matrix Publishing on In response to John Scalzi’s Whatever blogpost.
- John Scalzi on Black Matrix Publishing Responds.
- John Scalzi lists The 10 Worst SciFi Blockbusters of the ’00s.
- The Savage Critic on Manga.
- Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff on Forceful Women.
- Andrew P. Mayer asks: Is Fantasy the New Science Fiction?
- The new Tron film could be the start of a trilogy and The Black Hole is about to be remade.
- Wired’s E-Reader Gift Guide.