SF Tidbits for 2/16/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Maurice Broaddus interviews Ekaterina Sedia.
- Thomas A. Knight interviews Jeff Grubb.
- Book View Cafe (Emily Mah) interviews Walter Jon Williams.
- Suvudu (Matt Staggs) interviews Adrian Bejan.
- Feather Factor interviews George R.R. Martin.
- Thrillercast interviews Adam Christopher (podcast).
- Kirkus Reviews (John DeNardo) interviews Karen Burnham.
- Book N Beans interviews Amy Grech.
- Bradley P. Beaulieu interviews Paul Genesse.
- Quillblog shares this video interview with Anne Rice.
- Omnivoracious interviews Ryan Boudinot.
- Open Book Society (Rose Elle) interviews Jonathan Maberry.
- Black Gate (Emily Mah) interviews Walter Jon Williams.
News
- John Severin 1921-2012.
- Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover novels pitched as TV series. (Thanks, James!)
- James Lovegrove Pantheon series tops 100,000 sales.
- Publishers Score Win in International Piracy Battle.
- ‘Biology hackers’ create laboratory in New York City. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Hannu Rajaniemi offers “Topsight” for Arc Magazine”.
- Book View Cafe Welcomes Kelly McClymer to the Fold.
- Jane Yolen and SCBWI Create Grant for Mid-List Writers.
Events
- Playtime — Videogame mythologies is an exhibition devoted to the culture of video games – Feb 3-19 in Switzerland. [via Paul Di Filippo]
Articles
- Secreitcrush on How to Be an Asshole in One Easy Step.
- fjm on Panel Parity.
- Cheryl Morgan on Positive Discrimination.
- Graham Edwards on Revisiting Cinefex (14): The Right Stuff, Brainstorm, Twilight Zone.
- Banres & Noble Review (Paul Di Filippo) on Bill Griffith: Lost and Found: Comics 1969-2003.
- Jeff VanderMeer on The Situation: Analyzing Story from a Writer’s Point of View.
- Juliette Wade on Fighting “medieval” tooth and nail: a question of world and genre.
- Janice Hardy on The Power of Explanation Compels You: Avoiding the Dreaded Infodump.
- AMC (John Scalzi) on Will We Ever Be Rid of “Star Wars”?
- Shimmer on Five Authors + Five Questions : You Pantser.
- The Guardian (Damien Walter) on Are books and the internet about to merge?
- Neal Stephenson on getting big stuff done (video).
- Robert Jackson Bennett on Good art rarely dies.
- Rick Klaw on John Carter in Comics.
- The Current Online on Shorelines lit mag makes magic.
- Tansy Rayner Roberts on Equality, Apparently, Doesn’t Mean Half [the National Year of Reading Edition].
- O’Reilly Radar (Joe Wikert) on It’s time for a unified ebook format and the end of DRM
- O’Reilly Radar (Jenn Webb) on Book marketing is broken. Big data can fix it.
- BBC News on Nazi sci-fi film Iron Sky becomes Berlin talking point. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Tablet Magazine on Michael Chabon Goes Hollywood for Disney’s ‘John Carter,’ But Will His Fiction Suffer?
- GeekOut (Ashley Strickland) on Where data meet diction: Science and sci-fi’s dialogue.
- The Lensman’s Children (Fred Kiesche) on A Bevy of Benford.
- Fantasy Faction (Amy Rose Davis) on Creating God: Religion in Fantasy, part 1.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Jessica Strider) interviews City of Hope and Despair by Ian Whates.
- Functional Nerds (Catherine Russell) reviews Lost Tribe of the Sith by John Jackson Miller.
- Found drama () reviews Embassytown by China Miéville.
- SFX on The A-Z Of John Carter: B.
- Forbes (Carol Pinchefsky) on 12 Science Fiction/Fantasy Action Movies (That Happen to Be Romantic).
- USA Today lists The 100 Greatest Books for Kids.
- Huff Post (Lisa Parkin) lists Top 10 Young Adult Fantasy Books You Should Read.
Art
- Concept ships by Fabián J. Cuevas.
- Concept robot illustrations by Ian McQue.
- Minimalist Superhero Posters.
- The Ketty Jay novels – the exclusive new cover reveal.
- The progression of art on The Straits of Galahesh cover.
More Fun Stuff
Link to “Variety” article on Darkover novels coming to TV requires a lengthy and annoying registration process. The article says that the author’s estate preferred a feature film presentation of the novel series, but was convinced otherwise by the agents representing them.