SF Tidbits for 10/27/11
- In Conversation: Maureen F. McHugh & David Moles.
- The Book Pushers interview Tanya Huff.
- Psychology Today interviews Thomas Mullen.
- At Scalzi’s Big Idea: Lia Habel.
- 40kBooks interviews David Gaughran and Dario Tonani.
- RT Book Reviews interveiws Julie Kagawa and Kim Harrison (videos).
- Locus Roundtable on Teaching Literature features Jeff Ford, Gardner Dozois, Guy Gavriel Kay, Gary K. Wolfe & more.
News
- Kim Harrison’s NYT Bestselling series, The Hollows, to be made into TV show.
- Planet Of The Apes And Philosophy – Call For Abstracts.
- Virgin Galactic space tourism could begin in 2013. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Get 40% OFF on all Nonstop Press books, including limited and signed editions, and special sales. (Use Code: SALE2011 at Checkout.)
Events
- Event Video: Aloha From Hell by Richard Kadrey.
- Meet Jo Chen at Austin Comic Con, Nov 11- 13 in Austin, Texas.
- ‘Print Is Dead’ Launches ‘The Zombie Census’ Contest.
Articles
- Kim Harrison on The Hollows on TV
- Carrie Cuinn asks What Makes A Thriller?
- Helen Lowe on Encountering Fantastic Worlds: Part 1.
- RT Book Reviews asks Are Cheap E-book Prices Devaluing Authors’ Work?
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on My Approach To Storytelling.
- Black Gate (Scott Taylor) on Art of the Genre: Why do they all want our women?
- Spacefreighters Lounge asks Is Google+ a boon for new SF/F authors? [via SFR Brigade]
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter on Random House Kids Preview.
- Patrick Hester on Arkham City (and XBOX Live): Thoughts.
- John Evans on Lesser-known Science Fiction Novels: The Saga Of Pliocene Exile.
- The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on Why Process, Criticism, and Theory Can Be
Good for All Writers
. - Gary K. Wolfe reviews Caitlín R. Kiernan.
- Maurice Broaddus reviews Batman R.I.P..
- Catherine Russell reviews Earth by Mur Lafferty.
- The Barnes & Noble Review on Books About Hell.
- Movies.com lists 5 Simply Terrifying Flicks for Halloween.
Art
- What if Superheroes Were Zombies.
- Ship concept by Andrea Susini.
- Daily Inspirations no. 284.
- Dreamy, Minimalist Posters of the Planets.
- All 11 Doctors mashed up as Dr. Seuss characters.
- @CoolVibe: “Uriel” and “Leliel” by Peter Mohrbacher.
- New Hobbit Illustrations.
More Fun Stuff
- Excerpt: Margaret Atwood’s In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination.
- Star Wars: Shadow Games exclusive excerpt #2.
- Free Digital Sampler: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Magazine. [via The Official Star Wars Blog]
- Real Science: Color Image of Mercury from NASA’s MESSENGER Satellite.
- Hackers Shut Down January Jones.