SF Tidbits for 6/12/10

Interviews & Profiles

• @Missions Unknown: Neal Barrett Jr.
• @The Big Idea: Michael Koryta.
• @Innsmouth Free Press: sGustavo Bondoni.
• @>Fantasy Magazine: Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon.
• Forthcoming: SFX Magazine wants your questions for Iain M. Banks.

News

• Atomic Fez’s Kindle Editions Begin!
• Soft Skull is publishing a book about They Live written by…Jonathan Lethem. [via Matt Staggs]
• Locus Magazine: June 2010 Table of Contents.
• EVENT: Lou Antonelli will do a book signing for his Texas-themed collection Fantastic Texas 6/12 Prospero’s in Marshall, TX 12-4 pm.
• Juliet E McKenna on All Over The Map – A fantasy writing competition in memory of Louise Cooper.

Articles

• Gene Roddenberry post-cacelleation of Star Trek Letter.
• Mike Johnstone on Travel By Thought: Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker, Hype, and Taste.
• A. Lee Martinez on The Dark Secrets of Scooby Doo Revealed.
• JG Ballard: Warrior for Gaia?
• Amanda Rutter on Fantasy Films vs. Fantasy Books: Why so Serious?
• Virtuoso is a Steampunk Webcomic Set in Africa. [via Steampunk Costume]
• @Suvudu: 25 Years of Spectra with Rama II (1989) by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee and The Gate To Women’s Country (1989) by Sheri S. Tepper.
• Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review on Cover Art vs. The Blurb…
• Joe Crowe lists Sci-Fi Dads : Jango Fett, Elrond, Kyle Reese, Darkseid.
• io9 lists The 11 Greatest Underwater Cities of Science Fiction.
• Hollywood.com on The Top Grossing Summer Movies of All Time. [via SCI FI Wire]
• SCI FI Wire lists Gallery: 18 amazing Star Wars sand sculptures.