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.