SF Tidbits for 4/5/12
- 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.