SF Tidbits for 4/5/12

Interviews and Profiles

• Radio New Zealand interviews Margo Lanagan (podcast).
• Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Morgan Spurlock (podcast).
• Conflux interviews Marc Gascoigne.
• The Enchanted Inkpot (Ellen Oh) interviews Robin LaFevers.
• Chriseled in Rock interviews Lou Anders.
• Jonathan Strahan chats with Gary K. Wolfe (podcast).
• Shimmer (E. Catherine Tobler) interviews Damien W. Grintalis and  Christie Yant.
• SFFWRTCHT (Bryan Thomas Schmidt) interviews podcaster Shaun Farrell.
• SFFWRTCHT (Bryan Thomas Schmidt) interviews Linda Poitevin.
• Flickering Myth interviews illustrator Des Taylor.
• My Bookish Ways interviews author EC Myers (Fair Coin).
• The Creators Project interviews author William Gibson (video).

News

• 2012 Eisner nominees announced.
• Jess Nevins starts The Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes Kickstarter project. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Alien Earth Will Be Found in Two Years, Says NASA.
• Barbarella arrives on Blu-ray July 3rd.
• Orbit eBooks Deal: Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski for $2.99.

Articles

• Rachelle Gardner on Identify Your Novel’s Genre.
• Janice Hardy on Seems So: Are Your Characters Making Misleading Assumptions?
• Gollancz (Stan Nicholls) on The Gemmell Awards 2012.
• Inpunks (James L. Sutter) on 9 Ways to Piss Off an Editor.
• L.B. Gale on Seven Female Anti-Heroes.
• SFWA (Cathy Clamp) on Why Small Publishers Fail.
• Filmcritic (John Scalzi) on Evil … or the Victim of Framing? Bad Guys in Science Fiction Film.
• Salon.com on The real-life inspirations for Game of Thrones. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Popular Mechanics (Glenn Harlan Reynolds) on Why We Need Big, Bold Science Fiction.
• Discover Magazine (Bad Astronomy) asks Q&BA: Can we build a space habitat?.
• Black Gate (Scott Taylor) on Art of the Genre: Top 10 Literary Sci-Fi/Fantasy Covers of the 1970s.

Art

• Outstanding Steampunk Art.
• Outstanding Concept Art/Illustrations by Mark Molnar.
• Superhero movie illustrations.
• 25 Mesmerizing Long Exposure Futuristic Fantasy Art.
• 40 Scary Joker illustration Artworks.
• @CoolVibe: “Watching over us” by Gaétan Weltzer.

More Fun Stuff

• Ellen Datlow’s photos from the World Horror Convention and the Bram Stoker awards.