SF Tidbits for 3/26/12
Interviews and Profiles
- The Enchanted Inkpot (Cindy Pon) interviews Kristin Cashore.
- The Agony Column interviews Matt Ruff (podcast).
- Mississauga Life (Leo Graziani) interviews Robert J. Sawyer.
News
- David Brin is back with an exclusive 3D cover for his new novel, Existence.
- EW Premieres New Timothy Zahn Star Wars Novel Cover.
- Watching Harry Potter films enhances creativity in children. [via Books Worth Reading]
- BBC News – Gary Oldman ‘thought he had lost’ Batman film script.
Events
Articles
- The Guardian (Cory Doctorow) on Copyright isn’t dead just because we’re not willing to let it regulate us.
- SF Novelists (David B. Coe) on Books and Movies, Movies and Books.
- Juliette Wade on Measurement questions in sf/f and secondary worlds.
- Janice Hardy on What’s My Motivation? Tips on Showing Character Motivations.
- Nancy Fulda on A Word of Advice to Aspiring Authors.
- Ellen Kushner on You Can Go Home Again.
- Gail Carriger on Gail’s Workspace.
- Weird Fiction Review (Adam Mills) on Favorite Monsters: A Cornucopia of Writer Responses.
- Weird Fiction Review (John Langan) on Scandalous Monsters.
- Weird Fiction Review (Matthew Pridham) on Underneath the Skin: John Carpenter’s The Thing and You.
- Inkpunks (Sandra Wickham) on Motivational Quotes for Writers.
- L.B. Gale on New Release Sci-Fi/Fantasy Cover Art: Title Edition.
- Jay Lake on John Carter.
- My Awful Reviews (Sam Sykes) profiles Thoughts On Scott Lynch.
- Locus Online (Paul Di Filippo) reviews Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru.
- Bibliophile Stalker reviews Panverse Three edited by Dario Ciriello.
- Nick Kyme on Short, shorts and other formats.
- WritersDigest on Key Advice for Writing Fantasy: Fantasy Writing Advice From a Pro.
- The Independent on New Scientist’s new digital magazine combines science-fiction and futurology.
- Real Science: Daily Galaxy on Jupiter Sheds Light on a Strange Planet Outside Our Solar System.
- Retronaut on US Comic Book Propaganda, WWII.
- Memeburn lists 17 Movies worth geeking out to in 2012.
- HorrorMovies lists 21 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century.
- Tor.com lists YA Fiction to Fill the Hunger Games Void.
- Book Riot lists Five Titles for Fall: Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
- TechSource lists Best Science Fiction Books for Geeks.
- Listverse lists 10 Books with Alien Aliens.
Art
- Wei Wang Art Gallery.
- Nice examples of Digital Surrealism and Design Art.
- The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss.
- Roy G. Krenkel Gallery.
- @deviantART: “First Contact” by *Phoenix-06.
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