SF Tidbits for 2/17/12
Interviews and Profiles
- A Simple Love of Reading interviews Karen Mahoney.
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Bruce Schneier.
- Chuck Wendig interviews James R. Tuck.
- Staffer’s Book Review interviews Robert Jackson Bennett.
- BoingBoing (Brendan Byrne) interviews Rudy Rucker.
- [SFFWRTCHT] A Chat With Editor Ellen Datlow.
- I Should Be Writing interviews Connie Willis (podcast).
- Suvudu (Fictional Frontiers) interviews McKenzie Westmore (podcast).
- Tools of Change Keynote with LeVar Burton (video).
News
- The Release Date for A Memory of Light Has Been Set.
- Nominees Announced for Vampire Novel of the Century Award.
- Magebane by Lee Arthur Chane (a.k.a. Edward Willett), published by DAW Books, has been shortlisted for the $2,000 Regina Book Award in this year’s Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Events
- Terry Bisson & Blake Charlton read at KGB March 21st.
- NYRSF Reading: A Journey to Barsoom — Cat Valente & Jonathan Maberry.
Articles
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on Be Professional.
- Gollancz (Lizzie Barrett) on Gender Parity.
- Tansy Rayner Roberts on Or maybe sometimes Equality MIGHT Mean Half… [the Paul Cornell Parity Project Edition].
- Charlie Stross (Cat Valente) on Not Enough Credit, Not Enough Time: Thoughts on Writing Pt 4 (and Final).
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Sneaky Growth.
- Jason Sanford on Today in SF History.
- Macharlito on The 17 Best Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Novels.
- Justine Larbalestier on Why I Cannot Write a Novel With Voice Recognition Software.
- io9 (Rebecca Ariel Porte) on The Best Books of Poetry For Every Kind of Science Fiction Fan.
- Inkpunks (Jennifer Brozek) on Managing Your Schedule as a Busy Freelancer.
- Adam Roberts on Odd Strange Fantasy.
- Fantasy Faction on The Changing Face of SFF.
- Slate Magazine (Patrick Lin) on The social, legal, and ethical problems posed by the coming robotics revolution.
- The Geek Twins list 7 Smartest Fictional Apes.
Art
- Cool Avengers fan art.
- Starship Enterprise concept by Shawn Weixelman.
- 2011’s Movie Posters: The Infographic.
More Fun Stuff
Congrats to Mur Lafferty for the book deal!