SF Tidbits for 11/30/10

Interviews/Profiles

• Space Dog Podcast interviews Scott Westerfeld.
• The Fringe Magazine interviews Marianne de Pierres.
• If You’re Just Joining Us interviews Paul Goat Allen (podcast).
• Andy Remic interviews Gary McMahon (video).
• I Should Be Writing interviews Dr. Phil Plait (podcast).

News

• RIP: Leslie

  Nielsen (Forbidden Planet, Airplane!, Dracula: Dead

  and Loving It).

• RIP: Empire Strikes Back Director Irvin

  Kershner.

• ‘Struggling’ Screenwriter Sued By Twentieth Century Fox For $12 Million.
• VIZ Media is looking for a Digital Production Coordinator.
• Orbit is reprinting Chris

  Bunch’s & Allan Cole’s Sten books as omnibuses.

• Greg

  Bear claim that Project Gutenberg may have infringed the rights of some authors

  and improperly put their work into the public domain. [via eBookNewser.]

Articles

• Bob Gallo on The Analog Gamer: Stocking Stuffers–10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Games Under $20.00.
• Rachelle Gardner of Reversion of Rights.
• Juliette Wade on Backups!
• Nicola Morgan on Investing in your Writing.
• Michael Bhaskar on How

  Neal Stephenson’s The Mongoliad is Revolutionizing Immersive

  Online Storytelling.

• Jo Walton reviews James

  Blish’s A Case of Conscience and Connie

  Willis’ Blackout & All Clear..

• John C. Wright on Worst

  Science Fiction Title Ever.

• Alan Kistler offers A

  Doctor Who primer. [via Keith R.A. DeCandido]

• Darkline on Alan Moore

  on SF in America.

Art

• @CoolVibe: “Starcraft Terran

  Medic” by Nicolas Kudeljan.

• @CoolVibe: “Snowblind – Light Exo

  Redux” by Jeremiah.

• Cover

  preview: James Lovegrove ebook-only re-issues.

• Matt

  Ranzetta’s Star Wars Crossover Posters. [via Screen

  Rant]

More Fun Stuff

• Tips

  on Living Safely in a Science Fictional Universe.

• Frazetta’s

  “Death Dealer” as a custom vinyl “Munny” toy.