SF Tidbits for 5/25/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Lightspeed (Theodore Quester) interviews Melanie Rawn.
- Lightspeed (Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy) interviews Michael Chabon.
- Prime Books (T.J. McIntyre) interviews Tananarive Due.
- [SFFWRTCHT] A Chat With Author Kevin James Breaux.
- Gollancz interviews Patrick Rothfuss.
- Reddit interviews Tim Pratt and Sam Sykes.
News
- T. C. McCarthy wins Compton Crook Award for Science Fiction Novel.
- Jennifer Egan to Publish Sci-Fi Story on Twitter.
- Galactic Suburbia #60.
- Space Shuttle Replica Sets Sail for Houston.
- Worldcon Announces Membership Sale for Memorial Day.
Events
- Lavie Tidhar Signing, London Comic Con, Saturday May 26th.
- SFX READER OFFER Free Tickets For Kim Stanley Robinson Signing.
- November 9-11, 2012 in New York City: The Philip K. Dick Film Festival. [via Andrew Porter]
- Saturday, June 16th, in London: Stephen Jones and Les Edwards will sign their new M.R. James collection, Curious Warnings: The Great Ghost Stories of M.R. James. [via Andrew Porter]
- Kickstarter THE GARLICKS: Pandora Orange, Fail Vampire by Lea Hernandez.
Articles
- BBC: Elizabeth Moon argues that everyone should be given a barcode at birth.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Time and the Writer.
- Locus Roundtable on Speculative Poetry.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter reviews Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
- Whatever (Catherine Lundoff) on The Big Idea.
- Dorothy Emry on The Bard and the bridge of the Enterprise (or Why a Scifi Nerd Loves Shakespeare).
- The Blog That Time Forgot on 80 Years of Conan: Introduction.
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on The Importance of Reading Beyond Female Stereotypes.
- Smart Pop Books (Daniel M. Kimmel) on The Batman We Deserve.
- Graham Edwards on The many lives of a writer – 1.
- Stroppy Author on How to speak publisher: E is for Earning out.
- Nathan Bansford on Traditional vs. Self-publishing is a False Dichotomy.
- Missions Unknown (Scott A. Cupp) on Star Well by Alexi Panshin, 1968.
- Adam Roberts on Rocket Science by Ian Sales.
- Dusk Before the Dawn (Larry Ketchersid) asks The HUGO Voter Packet: Why would you NOT do this?
- Buzzfeed on The 3 Most Amateur "Batman" Scenes Ever.
- Kirkus Reviews (Thea James) on Top 10 Fantasy Novels by Female Authors inspired by ‘The Killing Moon’.
Art
- Cover Art: Scattered Among Strange Worlds by Aliette de Bodard. [via Upcoming4.me/
- Spaceship art by Levi Hopkins..
- The Redshirts Fan Art Contest Finalists: Vote For Your Favorite.
- @CoolVibe: “Emperor at Dusk” by Chao Yuan Xu.
- @deviantART: “CopperMesas” by MarkJayBee.
- @CGPortfolio: “Necromancer” by Saryth charernpanitkul.
More Fun Stuff
- Infographic: STAR WARS 35th Anniversary: Timeline.
- Marvel Universe Family Trees.
- Cover Unveiled for Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey.
- Beware the Hairy Mango #124 – “The King and They” by Matthew Sanborn Smith.
- “Dream Machine” – A Song Inspired by the Works of Jules Verne. (Thanks, Andrew!)
- PIC: H.P. Lovecraft and Nikola Tesla, Paranormal Investigators.
- Star Wars Characters…With Bunnies.
- Dedicated to Brent Weeks: The Song Lyric Short Story.