SF Tidbits for 4/21/12
Interviews & Profiles
- Suvudu readers interviewNaomi Novik.
- Tim Jones interviews Mary Victoria.
- @The Big Idea: Justin Jordan.
- Suvudu has a video interview with John Hornor Jacobs.
News
- Congratulations to the 2012 Science Fiction Research Association Award Winners.
- Congratulations to the Il Posto Nero Excellence Award Winners.
- Children’s Choice Book Awards – Voting now open.
- Night Shade Books’ Lifetime Subscription now includes E-Books.
- Pre-order Paul S. Kemp’s The Hammer and the Blade and get a free digital copy of Ephemera.
Events
Articles
- M.K. Hobson on Three tips for a (spiritually) successful Kickstarter.
- Carrie Cuinn on How I Get Back Up When I Fall Down.
- A. Lee Martinez on Mack Megaton Story, Part 1.
- Lawrence Person on Prometheus viral teaser trailer.
- Blastr on Adam West weighs in on Christopher Nolan's final Batman chapter.
- Tor.com (Jo Walton) on Sheri S. Tepper’s The Gate to Women’s Country.
- Charlie Jane Anders reviews Fair Coin by E.C. Myers.
- The Barnes & Noble Review (Paul Di Filippo) on A Wrinkle in Time Revisited.
- Lifehacker on How to Fit Reading Into Your Schedule and Actually Finish the Books You Want to Read.
- Digital Book World on Consumers Upset and Confused Over E-Book Pricing. [via The Cultural Gutter]
- The Atlantic on Which City Buys the Most E-Readers. [via TeleRead]
- NPR on From Kerouac To Rand, 'Harmful' Reads For Writers. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Paris Review (Thomas Mallon) on The Language of Men.
- VisualNews on The Recipe for Writing Success? Kill Your Characters.
- FutureDude on Top 5 Futuristic Film Designs.
- Comediva on Best (and Worst!) Sci-Fi and Fantasy Vacation Spots.
- SFX on 14 Freaky Sci-Fi And Fantasy Prisons.
Art
- Concept Art by Michael Kutsche.
- Superhero Film Alphabet.
- Superhero pop art.
- Illustrations by Eric Drooker.
- Darrell K. Sweet’s unfinished cover for A Memory of Light.
More Fun Stuff
- Star Wars, As Written by William Shakespeare.
- 50 Page Fridays: Star Wars: Scourge Jeff Grubb.
- Star Wars Tattoo Inspired By Salvador Dali.
- Book Trailer; Darth Vader and Son.
- A Re-enactment Of Robert Zemeckis’s Back To The Future Pitch Meeting.
- Infographic: Learn How to Speed Read. [via GalleyCat]
- Infographic: Space Ships – Sci-Fi vs. Real Life.
- A Ringworld Movie Would Be a Spectacle You Could Never Forget by John Bonner.
- Amazing Blade Runner Photos From Behind The Scenes.
- Author Alistair Rennie embarks on an electro-gothic fantasy/horror-themed music project.
- LEGO Catwoman And Lego Wonder Woman.
- TARDIS Suit [Pic].
