SF Tidbits for 9/29/11
Interviews and Profiles
- Whips & Quills interviews Mary Anne Mohanraj.
- Suvudu (Matt Staggs) interviews John Picacio.
- The Future and You interviews Marina Sergeyeva, James Maxey, and Stephen Euin Cobb (podcast).
- Angela Slatter interviews Gardner Dozois.
- The Agony Column interviews Lev Grossman (podcast).
- To the best of our Knowledge interviews China Miéville Samuel R Delany Seo-Young Chu Amiri Baraka (podcast).
- Tor.com (Claire Eddy) offers A Tribute to Sara Douglass.
News
- Amazing Stories Trademark Acquired.
- Dan Abnett brings you…Monstercide.
- Now available: The Martian Alliance 1: The Royal Scam by Gini Koch.
- Coming Soon: Paul Di Filippo’s My New Wildside Double: After the Collapse and Cosmocopia.
Articles
- The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin reviews With Fate Conspire.
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on 10 Tips For Planning A Blog Tour.
- Rachelle Gardner on Missing Out on a Bestseller.
- Shimmer on Five Questions With Shimmer Staffers – Good Money.
- The Guardian (David Barnett) on The glory of bad SF and fantasy cover art.
- Tor (Saladin Ahmed) on Saladin’s Sundrarium: Five Iconic 1st Edition AD&D Illustrations Proving David A. Trampier Is One of the Best Fantasy Artists of All Time.
- Jim Minz on Both Old and New YA SF.
- Subterranean Press on Recommended: James Patrick Kelly’s Strangeways.
- Aidan Moher on Fan Art, so good it makes me cry.
- T.C. McCarthy on Book Signings: How Not to Garner Local Support.
- Guardian lists Ten best songs based on books. [via LIT LISTS]
Art
- US Cover: Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik.
- @CoolVibe: “Odin’s Final Battle” by Marthin Agusta Simny.
- @CoolVibe: “Alien Hunter” by Mohammad Ghadimi.
- @CoolVibe: “Captain America” by Sven Juhlin.
- @ItsArtMag: “Tom Bombadil” by ertacaltinoz.
More Fun Stuff
- Video: John Anealio Sings “Pr0nbot” Live at Balticon 2011.
- Smell of Books in a Can. [via Bryan Thomas Schmidt]