SF Tidbits for 6/26/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Pornokitsch interviews Jane Rogers.
- The Fictorian Era interviews Gini Koch.
- Strange Horizons (Yuk Ki Lau) interviews Bryan Thao Worra.
- Howard Days (Charles Hoffman) 2012 Guest of Honor Speech (video).
- Locus Roundtable (Karen Burnham) interviews John Scalzi (podcast).
- [SFFWRTCHT] Interviews Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
- Brian David Johnson interviews Cory Doctorow (video).
- Sword and Laser Live at Nerdtacular (podcast).
- Speculate! Origins 2012 Author/Editor Interviews (podcast).
- The io9 Show on Our Summer Must-Read Book List, Plus Kim Stanley Robinson Tells All (video).
News
- Launch Your Sci-Fi Story into the Cosmos.
- The Sunburst Award 2012 Shortlist.
- Atlas Shrugged Sequel Hits In October.
- Sea level rising 3-4 times faster along East Coast than globally, government report finds. [via Andrew Porter]
- Chicon reminder: Hugo Voting deadline is July 31st!
Articles
- Kameron Hurley on In Which I Share My Hate Mail.
- Omnivoracious (Susan J Morris) on Prose’s Unsung Heroes: Punctuating with Personality.
- SF Novelists (David B. Coe) on Blending Mystery and Speculative Fiction.
- A Dribble of Ink (Kameron Hurley) on Publishing isn’t a Meritocracy, it’s a Casino.
- Wired Science (Adam Mann) on What NASA’s Next Mars Rover Will Discover.
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on Resources & Thoughts On Character Naming.
- Mike Brotherton on Plans for the Science Fiction Workshop at the Laramie County Library in Cheyenne Tuesday Night.
- Rachelle Gardner on How We Choose the Best Publisher.
- Juliette Wade on Write from your specialty.
- Janice Hardy on I Have a Message for Ms. Reader: Are You Telegraphing Your Plot?
- Torontoist on Time-Travel Cyborgs Celebrate Canada Day.
- Jo Walton on New Farthing cover.
- Black Gate on Vintage Treasures: George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers.
- The Night Bazaar (Paul Tobin) on Time Machine Wanted.
- Slate on Arthur C. Clarke and other sci-fi writers on growing food to feed space colonists. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Salon on Italy's Fumetti: Curiously sophisticated pulp comics. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Art Daily on Jerry Weist collection of sci-fi and fantasy art leads Heritage Auctions summer illustration event. [via Andrew Porter]
- Time on Blade Runner at 30: Celebrating Ridley Scott’s Dystopian Vision.
- Moviefone on John Carpenter’s The Thing At 30: Why It Still Matters.
Art
- Sci-Fi and Fantasy Illustrations by Yigit Koroglu.
- 19 Superhero Silhouettes That Have to Be Home for Dinner.
- Concept robots by Carlo Arellano.
- Concept Ships by Carlo Arellano.
- Cover Love: Planesrunner by Ian McDonald.
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