SF Tidbits for 5/17/12
- The Enchanted Inkpot (Caroline Hooton) on Jasmine Richards.
- The SFFWRTCHT Interview: Author N. M. Singel.
- Reddit interviews Michael Dirda.
- Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Brian Greene (podcast).
- Orbit Books (Anna Gregson) interviews David Brin.
- Flickering Myth (Trevor Hogg) interviews Loston Wallace.
- Collider (Christina Radish) interviews Elijah Wood.
News
- Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012).
- LoneStarCon 3 (home of the 2013 WorldCon) announces military discount memberships.
- Book View Café announces New eBook Store.
- Mike Resnick sells “The Revealed Truth” to Dark Faith 2 anthology.
- Arc 1.2, out May 28, is proud to feature the dizzying, moving fiction of Jeff VanderMeer.
- William King’s Death’s Angels Finally Free In The UK.
- Scholars study literary merits of Harry Potter novels.
- Prime Books 2012 Catalog.
- Netflix Gets Hunger Games, Avengers — 90 Days After Epix.
- REMINDER: Kickstarter for Nightmare Magazine by John Joseph Adams.
Events
- As part of the Fantastic Fiction free reading series, Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Jack O’Connell & E.C. Myers Wednesday June 20th, 7pm at KGB Bar in NYC.. Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands. [via Andrew Porter]
- Comicpalooza 2012 Trailer.
Articles
- Book View Cafe (Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) on Writing Belief Systems.
- Janice Hardy on Crossing Words Off Your List: Making the Most of Editing “What Not to Use” Lists.
- Kate Elliott (Tansy Rayner Roberts) on Looking for the Women (in Ancient Rome).
- The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on Super Hero Narratives and Our Re-discovered Love for Them.
- Juliette Wade on Dialogue, and specificity: How talk depends on the talkers.
- Book Life Now (Jim C. Hines) on Do I Have to Have a Facetwibblogger+ Page?
- Inkpunks (Sam Sykes) on Serious Thoughts for Serious People.
- Deborah J. Ross (Julianne Lee) on Time Travel.
- Barnes & Noble Book Clubs (Paul Goat Allen) on Priceless: Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Compile a Colossal Collection of Classic Weird Fiction.
- io9 (Mike the Girl) on What Samuel R. Delany Can Tell Publishing About Its Latest Trend.
- Hero Complex on George R.R. Martin fights the genre wars with Games of Thrones.
- Spiral Galaxy Reviewing Laboratory (Karen Burnham) reviews : The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell.
- John Joseph Adams reveals the cover for The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination.
- FEARnet on A Study in Scares: The Horror Games of Sherlock Holmes.
- Fantasy Faction (Amy Rose Davis) on Literary Devices: Foreshadowing.
- Atlantic asks Do Our Values Shape Our Inventions, or Do Our Inventions Shape Us?
- Blastr on 10 inspiring commencement speeches from sci-fi and fantasy greats.
Art
- Concept ships by Mikko Kinnunen.
- Digital Art by Dan LuVisi.
- Illustrations by Yuri Gvozdenko.
- Awesome Red Dwarf artwork.
- @Planet Pulp: “A New Hope” by Wayne Harris.
- @CoolVibe: “Anger” by Svetlin Velinov.
- @deviantART: “Demon hunter” by ~KoTnoneKoT.
- @ItsArtMag: “Giant” by Saryth.
More Fun Stuff
- In preparation of the May 22nd release of Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2312, Orbit launches a website that walks you through the process of terraforming an asteroid.
- Book Trailer: The Outcast Chronicles from Rowena Cory Daniells.
- Look At This: Images of Earth From Above (and other space links).
- Beware the Hairy Mango #116 – “Clarence Sale” by Mattthew Sanborn Smith.
- Brit Lit Map.
- Death Star 99% Perfect T-Shirt.