SF Tidbits for 10/22/10
- The Qwillery interviews Vera Nazarian.
- A Dribble of Ink interviews Brent Weeks.
- Sue Corbett interviews Kate Thompson.
- The Agony Column interviews Charles Yu (podcast).
- The Dragon Page interviews Naomi Novik (podcast).
- Jeff VanderMeer interviews S.J. Chambers.
- The Creative Penn interviews Alan Baxter (video).
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Helen Lowe.
- Elitist Book Reviews interviews R.A.
Salvatore
. - T.J. McIntyre interviews Lavie
Tidhar
.
News
- WisCon Disinvites
Guest-of-Honor Elizabeth Moon
. Reactions from EleanorArnason
, Mike Glyer, Cheryl Morgan, Lawrence Person, Cat Valente, - Permanent Reduction of Pricing
for Electronic Books at Atomic Fez Publishing
. - Special
Halloween offers at PS Publishing
.
Events
- As part of the Fantastic Fiction free
reading series
, Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Kathe Koja &Ben H. Winters Wednesday November 17th, 7pm at KGB Bar in NYC.
- Reminder: KGB Fantastic Fiction Online
Raffle ends Oct 25th, 2010
!
Articles
- Jezebel on Why Would A Real Life Woman Want To Be A Second Life Slave?
- Larry Nolen on Belatedly for me, an “ethical” decision.
- Locus on Pulp Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion.
- Sue Granquist on Goth Chick News: Magical Expectations from a Tough Audience.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Changing Times (Overview).
- Tom Chatfield asks Do
writers need paper?
- Norman Spinrad on The
Future of eBooks is Now
. - Jennifer Laughran on The
Big Ol’ Genre Glossary
. [via Gwenda Bond] - Ay-leen the Peacemaker on The Ao Dai
and I: A Personal Essay on Cultural Identity and Steampunk
. - Doug McElwain on Ringworld
40th Anniversary: An Increasing Sense of Wonder
. - Scott A. Cupp on Forgotten
Book: Norman Saunders by David Saunders
. - Matt Staggs on Jonathan
Lethem Focuses on Carpenter’s Troubled Masterpiece They Live
. - Jagi Lamplighter on Good
vs. Evil: Villainous Villains
. - A
Sneak Peek into The Steampunk Bible
. - The
Guardian’s science-fiction and fantasy top 25
. - Frederik
Pohl reviews Robert A. Heinlein memoir
.
Art
- Cool art at CoolVibe: “I
am
” by Sergey Lesiuk. - Theme
Planet
Cover Teaser.
More Fun Stuff
- FreeSample #1: The Strange
Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack
by Mark Hodder. - Free Sample #2: At the Queen’s
Command
by Michael A. Stackpole, Chapter Two.