SF Tidbits for 6/22/12

Interviews and Profiles

• The Writer and the Critic with Alison Goodman and Kelly Link (podcast).
• Prime Books (Molly Tanzer) interviews Jeffrey Ford.
• Ginger Nuts of Horror interviews Brian Johnson.
• Hour of the Wolf interviews Genevieve Valentine (podcast).
• [SFFWRTCHT] A Chat With Author Stina Leicht.
• The Qwillery interviews J.A. Pitts.
• Tor.com interviews A.M. Dellamonica and J.A. Pitts.

News

• TP to publish World Fantasy Award-winning Janeen Webb.
• The Hawthorn Moon Sneak Peek of Ice Forged.
• TP Signs Purcell’s and Sternberg’s Steampunk Thriller.
• Angry Robot Signs New Deal with Chris F. Holm.

Events

• Launching Lou Morgan’s ‘Blood and Feathers’.
• Lit Reactor Intro to Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction with Kat Howard.

Articles

• Kirkus Reviews (Andrew Liptak) on H.G. Wells and the Decline of Empires.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Lines in the Sand.
• Night Bazaar (Thomas Morrisey) on THIS ISH: Tights Vs. Angst! ‘Nuf said.
• Comic Book Resources (Brian Cronin) on The Line it is Drawn #95 – Ray Bradbury Tribute: Comic Characters in Science Fiction Stories.
• John Scalzi on How to Build a New York Times Bestseller (or Maybe Not).
• Book Life Now (Bear Weiter) on What’s in a Name?
• A. Lee Martinez on Another Self-Publishing Rebuttal.
• Forces of Geek on The Symbolism and Biology of Rodan.
• Philly.com on The Physics of Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder”. [via Andrew Porter]
• Rob Hansen on Ray Bradbury & Forry Ackerman. [via Andrew Porter]
• The Far Edge of Normal (Bryan Thomas Schmidt) on Thursday Recipe.
• Bryan Thomas Schmidt on 5 Great New Epic Series For Your Summer Reads.
• TeleRead on Making ebooks is harder than it looks.
• Smart Pop Books (Phill Jones) on Science Comes Second in Next.
• Wired.com on Inside Minority Report’s ‘Idea Summit,’ Visionaries Saw the Future.
• Scientific American on Bright Idea: New “Tractor Beam” Proposal Relies on Negative Radiation Pressure. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Julia Sherred on ‘Zombie Burst’ Review.
• io9 on Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Who Lived Abroad.
• WhatCulture on Prometheus: 20 Blunders That Ruined The Film.
• Sci-Fi Songs on 5 Favorite Musical Artists of Author Karin Lowachee.

Art

• Surreal Illustrations – Igor Morski.
• Spaceship concept art by Tuomas Korpi.
• Concept robot by Tuomas Korpi.
• The Walking Dead Issue #100 Covers.
• @Minimal Movie Posters: “A Clockwork Orange” by handz.

More Fun Stuff

• Angry Robot Books New Extracts: The Hammer and The Blade, Suited, vN, The Crown of the Usurper.
• Ray Bradbury Tribute: Comic Characters in Science Fiction Stories. [Thanks, Patrick!]
• City of Saints: Not Very Long Whale Slop!
• Daleks Will Repair, Exterminate, Perform Maintenance in Your Home.
• Outland has possibly the worst child actor in sci-fi ever.
• The Posters of Pixar.