SF Tidbits for for 10/6/11

Interviews and Profiles

• Peter Orullian interviews George R.R. Martin (video).
• Geekdad (James Floyd Kelly) interviews T.C. McCarthy.
• Twisted Tales interviews Jonathan Oliver.
• Grasping for the Wind interviews R.A. Salvatore.
• Reading Review interviews R.A. Salvatore.
• Unwinnable interviews R.A. Salvatore (1, 2, 3).
• The Agony Column profiles Neal Stephenson (podcast).
• Suvudu (Shawn Speakman) interviews Alex Irvine.
• StarShipSofa interviews David Raiklen.
• Book Smugglers interview Kelly Link & Gavin Grant.

News

• Brown Bookstore presents Speculative Fiction Fest  3 Days of Readings, Discussion, and Film.
• Announcing Independent Bookseller Picks on Tor.com.
• New Books From Gail Carriger.

Events

• Reading for Supernatural Noir edited by Ellen Datlow, with Jeffrey Ford, Richard Bowes, John Langan and Elizabeth Bear att the Pequannock Township Public Library Monday in Pompton Plains, N.J., Monday October 24, 2011 at 7PM.
• Bite Night Bash book events: Meet Rachel Caine & Chloe Neill Thursday, November 3rd at Barnes in Noble in Oakview Mall, Omaha, NE @7pm; and Meet Rachel Caine, Chloe Neill and Andrea Cremer on Sunday, November 6th at Barnes in Noble in Roseville, MN 55113 at 2 PM.

Articles

• Twelfth Planet Press on Open Submissions: Navigating The Slush Pile.
• The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin reviews Down the Mysterly River by Bill Willingham.
• Fablecroft (Angela Slatter) On Indie Press.
• Chuck Wendig on The Publishing Cart Before The Storytelling Horse.
• Tor.com (Nisi Shawl) on The Steampunk That Dare Not Speak Its Name.
• Erin Underwood on The Sacred Band and the Thoughts of a Beta Reader.
• Shimmer on Five Questions with Shimmer Staffers.
• Seanan McGuire on Thoughts on graciousness.
• Gregory Benford on The First Hard Science Fiction Convention.
• Black Gate (C.S.E. Cooney) on Exploring Joanna Russ and Ray Bradbury.
• Sandra Tayler on The Non-Fictional Sense of Wonder.
• Nancy Kress on More Adventures in E-Pubbing.
• Ben Bova on Tell It Like It Is.
• Dean Wesley Smith on Traditional Publishers Are Getting What They Deserve.
• Robert J. Sawyer on On Canadian science fiction.
• The Night Bazaar (Bradley P. Beaulieu) on It’s All About Teamwork.
• John Coulthart on Crafting Steampunk Illustrations.
• Ron Hogan on Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age.
• T.N. Tobias on How Do You Come Up with Character Names? An Exhaustive List.
• John Klima on How To Get Your Book Noticed By Librarians.
• Jaym Gates reviews Felix Gilman’s The Half-Made World.
• Andrew Liptak reviews Germline by T.C. McCarthy.
• Nerdy Nothings on The New 52 Report Card: Yea or Nay?
• Blastr lists 8 eye-poppingly horrific moments from the original Twilight Zone.
• io9 lists Science Fiction and Fantasy Characters Who Lost Their Mystery (but Stayed Cool).
• John Scalzi lists Six Reasons It Sucks to Be a Jedi.

Art

• 60 Impressive Star Wars Illustrations and Artworks.
• @CoolVibe: “Red Skull” by Dan LuVisi.
• @ItsArtMag: “Journey to the end of the world” by jonone.

More Fun Stuff

• First chapter of Matthew Hughes The Other.
• Infographic: The Many Timelines of Shane Carruth’s Brilliant Primer.
• IGN Video: We Tackle One Tough Question: Are Mummies Zombies?
• BestSFBooks is a new website that ranks sf/f books based on award wins and nominations.
• Literary T-Shirts. [via The Millions]