SF Tidbits for 5/16/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Lightspeed (Jennifer Konieczny) interviews Kage Baker.
- Lightspeed (Robyn Lupo) interviews C.C. Finlay.
- Prime Books (Molly Tanzer) interviews Adam Callaway.
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Garth Nix.
- World SF Non-Western SF Roundtable (Part 2).
- The Functional Nerds interviews Jeff Patterson and Paul Weimer (podcast).
- The Skiffy and Fantasy Show interviews Pavarti K. Tyler (podcast).
- Sword and Laser episode 100 (podcast).
- Horror Writers Association Blog interviews Megan Hart.
- Barnes & Noble interviews S.E. Hinton.
- Functioanl Nerds interviews Jeff Patterson and Paul Weimer.
- The Contextual Life interviews Chuck Wendig.
- @Disinformation: Matt Staggs interviews Warren Ellis. (podcast)
News
- Jay Kay Klein (1931-2012).
- Strange Chemistry Signs Martha Wells in Two-Book Deal.
- The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings presents Charlie Jane Anders Brian Francis Slattery.
- Small Beer Press: New Catalog, New Titles: Le Guin, Dickinson, Gorodischer, More.
- Happy Birthday Clockwork Orange!
Events
Articles
- Janice Hardy on Forge Ahead: Ways to be a More Productive Writer, Part 4.
- Chuck Wendig on 25 Ways To Earn Your Audience.
- Lisa L. Hannett (Peter M. Ball) on Know Your Rights.
- Meilin Miranda (Cecilia Tan) on Long-term Relationships: Web serials and love.
- Book Life Now (Robert J. Bennett) on So what the hell is Urban Fantasy, anyway?
- Weird Fiction Review (Nancy Hightower) on When the Dead Speak, You Had Better Listen.
- Locus (Bryan Thao Worra) on Asian American SF Poetry.
- Fantasy Cafe on Women in SF&F Month: In Conclusion.
- All Things From My Brain (Patrick Hester) on 2012 Hugo Nominee Packet and Supporting Memberships.
- Book View Cafe Blog (Sue Lange) on Weird Science: Parasitic Mind Control.
- Bookworm Blues (Erin Hill-Dowdle) on Special Needs in Strange Worlds.
- Guardian (Alison Flood) on Influence of classic literature on writers declining, study claims.
- James Wallace Harris on The Origins of Higher Intelligence in Science Fiction.
- Slate Magazine on Space program's future and landing on the moon: How nostalgia for the Apollo program doesn't. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Suvudu on Dear Reader: A Letter from Kevin Hearne.
- Smart Pop Books (David H. Rakison) on Evolution, Development, and the Magic of Harry Potter.
- Warren Ellis asks Whatever Happened To “Michael Moorcock’s New Worlds”?.
- The Barnes & Noble Review reviews Death Sentences by Kawamata Chiaki.
- Roger Ebert on The rise and decline of the superhero.
- ShortList Magazine lists 30 Pieces Of Wisdom From Stephen King Novels.
- Forbidden Planet on The 50 SF Books You Must Read.
- Wired.com’s GeekDad lists 100 Geeks You Should Be Following on Twitter.
Art
- 35+ Mindblowing Examples of Sci-fi Digital Art Characters.
- @Minimal Movie Posters: Star Wars trilogy x Mad Men by Travis English.
- Minimalist Posters for Hayao Miyazaki Movies.
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