SF Tidbits for 5/20/11

Interviews/Profiles

• Read Horror interviews Angela Slatter.
• The Dead Robot Society interviews Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris (podcast).
• Examiner (David Gerard) interviews Neil Gaiman.
• Horror World (Blue Gilliant) interviews Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon.
• Omnivoracious (Jeff VanderMeer) interviews John Scalzi.
• Locus Roundtable with Brian Evenson and Peter Straub (podcast).
• Suvudu (Matt Staggs) interviews Mark Finn.
• Media Bistro (Maryann Yin) interviews Tim Powers.
• Fragments of Life interviews Marianne de Pierres.

News

• RIP: Jeffrey Catherine Jones.
• TOC: An A-Z of the Fantastic City by Hal Duncan. [via Jeff VanderMeer]
• Jeff Carlson is running a “Lucky 13,000” Short Fiction Give-Away.
• Science Fiction Author Keith Brooke to Run Marathon for Epilepsy Action.

Events

• As part of the Fantastic Fiction free reading series, Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Sarah Langan & Glen Hirshberg, Wednesday June 15th, 7pm at KGB Bar in NYC. (See also: Photos from May 18th KGB reading with Felix Gilman and Elizabeth Bear .)

Articles

• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Surviving The Transition (Part One).
• Stroppy Author on How to speak publisher – B is for BookScan.
• Matthew Cheney on Teaching with The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction.
• Janice Hardy on Where Does My Book Fit? Figuring Out Your Genre.
• Rob Donogue on Science of Sub-Genres.
• John August on The only ache should be in your soul.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Ali S. Khan) on Social Media: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse.
• Philip Athans on Pile on the Huge: Science Fiction & Fantasy On (or Off) a Budget.
• Scientific American (Michael Shermer) on The Myth of Evil Aliens.
• Marty Halpern on Alien Contact Anthology: “Face Value” by Karen Joy Fowler.
• Athena Andreadis on Area 51: Teen Commies from Outer Space.
• Adam Roberts reviews Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).
• Paul Weimer reviews The Winds of Khalakovo by Bradley P. Beaulieu.

More Fun Stuff

• 40 Classic Books Every Horror Buff Should Read. [via Bill Crider’s Pop Culture Magazine]
• Fan-made Book Trailers for Daniel H. Wilson’s novel Robopocalypse.
• Angry Robot Theme Tune Remix – The Results.

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