SF Tidbits for 4/1/11
Interviews/Profiles
- Mike Allen interviews S.J. Tucker & Catherynne M. Valente.
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Douglas Hulick.
- Jeff VanderMeer interviews Daniel Abraham.
- S.J. Chambers interviews Jeremy L.C. Jones, Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer, Kathe Koja, Megan Jackson, Daric Jackson.
- Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Cameron Stracher (podcast).
- Peter Orullian interviews Terry Brooks part 3 (video).
News
- Strange Horizons A Few Good Women: A Call for Reviewers.
- Jeffrey Ford’s next
collection, Crackpot Palace, will be release in 2012 from
Morrow/Harper Collins and include 20 stories
. - Shaun Tan Wins Children’s Lit
Award
. - Serial
Killers Incorporated
, the new thriller by Andy Remic, is now availablenow
from Anarchy Books. - Mur
Lafferty Collects $11,000 Beyond Her Kickstarter Goal
. [via Paul Di Filippo]
Events
- Catch
the Catherynne M. Valente on Tour in April
. - Starship Sofa TV/Film
Script Workshop
. - Fractal’11
(April 8-9). Guests include Kij Johnson and John Kessel
.
Articles
- Kirstyn McDermott on How not to respond to someone being wrong on the interwebs.
- Nancy Fulda on Marketing: The Intersection of Two Good Ideas?
- Colin Harvey on The roots of Winter Song.
- Joyce Chng on Qing Ming and Seventh Month – no, they are not Halloween.
- Janice Hardy on Wait For It: Hook Lines and the Dramatic Pause.
- Lavie Tidhar on Tolkien and Lewis Explained.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Smackdown!!!!!
- Peter Watts on Inside Crysis: Be the Weapon.
- Suvudu Take Five with Ben H. Winters.
- Karen Burnham on New Wave
Intensity
. - Paul Di Filippo on The
fascinating world of Soviet science fiction
. [via TheWorld SF Blog
] - Mel Valentin on Cinematical
Seven: Of Time Travel and Paradoxes (Among Other Things)
. - The Daily Beast on George R.R. Martin’s Favorite Science-Fiction Films of All Time.
- Topless Robot lists 10
Reasons Why You Should Read George R.R. Martin’s A Game of
Thrones
. - Jamie Todd Rubin on Some
thoughts on self-publishing
. - N.K. Jemisin on Dear
Hollywood: How’s That Bigotry Working Out for You?
- Abigail Johnson lists Top
10 Best Werewolves in Movies & TV
. - Scott Laming on A
Beginner’s Guide to Steampunk Literature
. [via Paul Di Filippo]
Art
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