SF Tidbits for 1/15/10
Interviews/Profiles
- Books Are My Only Friends interviews Laird Barron.
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Alan DeNiro.
- The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Paolo
Bacigalupi
. - ArtOrder has a round table interview with Karin Powell, Amy Belledin, and Lou Anders.
News
- New Gormenghast novel found in attic.
- SF author Andy Remic made a short film called Chemical Man.
Articles
- Justine Larbalestier on Why Interview?
- CJ Darlington on The Comparison Trap.
- Naomi Novik on Ninjas on Unicorns.
- Jim C. Hines on Attributor’s Flawed Piracy Study.
- Douglas Cohen on Another New One (or, “Uh oh. Slusher Sense is Tingling!”).
- Jo Walton on Neglected Books and Authors.
- The Book Publicity Blog on Why authors shouldn’t contact journalists directly.
- Janice Hardy on Re-Write Wednesday: Clarifying Thoughts and Form Fitting.
- Pimp My Novel on Terms to Know: Embargoed Title.
- Charles Tan on The Long Wait to Publication.
- Frederik Pohl on Perils at Sea.
- Suite101: Fantasy Favorites Worth Reading Again.
- Ian Sales on Authors Who Don’t Appeal.
- Joe Abercrombie writes Sword and Sorcery.
- @ABC News: Did Avatar Borrow from Soviet Sci-Fi Novels?
- Do you really know Peter Pan?
- Natasha Chart says You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, More Progressive Science Fiction.
- At SciFi Wire: James Cameron seeded Avatar with sequel hints.
- Richard Hyde asks: What happened to Science Fiction in Oz?
Lists
- YouTheDesigner lists 31 Incredible Comic Book Cover Art Samples.
- Geek Sugar lists 30 Must-See Geeky Movies.
- TechLand lists The Five Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Masterpieces.