SF Tidbits for 11/24/11

Interviews and Profiles

• Anthony Cardno interviews Ellen Datlow.
• Dead Robots Society interviews Michael J. Sullivan (podcast).
• 12 Books in 12 Months interviews Lee Harris.
• Squideye and The Bitter Guy interviews Matt Forbeck (podcast).
• Black Gate interviews Daniel Abraham.
• The Browser (Alec Ash) interviews Adam Roberts.
• Tor.com interviews Steven Erikson.
• Salon (Laura Miller) interviews Neil Gaiman.
• The Browser interviews Adam

  Roberts.

News

• A Message from Anne McCaffrey’s Family.
• FantasyCon 2012 up and running.
• Now posted:

  Lovecraft eZine, Issue #8, November 2011.

• 2012

  Boston Science Fiction Film Festival calls for entries.

Articles

• The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on Science Fiction Techniques in Spy Novels: James Bond and George Smiley.
• Juliette Wade On Anne McCaffrey and Genre Borderlines.
• Nicola Morgan on Beware of Praise.
• Inkpunks (Christie Yant) on In Case Tomorrow Never Comes.
• Omnivoracious (Susan J. Morris) on Tips from the Pros: Greenwood and Evans on How to Jumpstart Your Writing.
• Amal El-Mohtar on Karen Meisner Leaves Strange Horizons, Sets Out For Stranger.
• David B. Coe asks What

  Are Your Favorite Re-Readable Books?

• Michael Whelan on The

  Inspiration of Anne McCaffrey. (Bibliophile Stalker rounds up a

  ton of Anne McCaffrey tributes…)

• SFX on The

  Future History Of Doctor Who.

• Steven Shoppman on Future

  Technology of the Old USSR. [via Paul Di Filippo]

• Michio Kaku on The Energy of the

  Future (video).

• BBC News on Most liveable

  alien worlds ranked. [via Paul Di

  Filippo]

• Listverse lists Top 15

  Opening Lines of Books.

• Blastr lists Mark Hamill’s

  Pigs in Space and 9 more Muppets TV sci-fi moments.

Art

• Sisterhood Of Dune —

  hardcover dustjacket UK.

• @Super Punch: “Superman

  poster” by JC Richard.

• The

  Cast of Firefly in Art Nouveau. [via Neatorama]

• @CoolVibe: “Alice Madness

  Returns” by Masateru Ikeda.

• @CoolVibe: “Sentry” by Leo Chuang.
• @ItsArtMag: @: “Mountain

  Facility” by kbarts.

• The

  Beauty Of Fantasy Art – Stunning HD Fantasy Wallpapers.

• The

  Space Race as Art. [via Paul Di

  Filippo]

More Fun Stuff

• John

  Carter Monster Revealed.

• FX Breakdowns

  for StarWars Alderaan and DC Universe Online Pt.2.

• How

  The Star Wars Intro Text Was Created.

• The

  Carbon Fiber Stormtroopers.

• The Worker Prince prologue.
• A

  high-res Earth from 512 miles (photos).

• Reminder:

  Largehearted Boy is maintaining a list of Online “Best Books of 2011” Lists.

• Future

  Funnies From the Past #11.