SF Tidbits for 7/17/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Fantasy in Motion interviews Elizabeth Moon.
- Terry Brooks chats with Patrick Rothfuss (Part III).
- Civilian Reader interviews MD Lachlan.
- Tor Books Blog interviews David S. Goyer and Michael Cassutt.
News
- American Science Fiction Classic Novels of the 1950s.
- Wildflower 2012 Science Fiction Issue.
- Indiegogo Something Wicked Science Fiction & Horror Anthology Volume One.
- 2012 Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award.
- 2012 Prometheus Award Winners.
- Abner Senires (Kat and Mouse) launches OtherRealms Audio, a Sci-fi and fantasy audio drama review blog.
- Matt Cardin’s Teeming Brain gets a facelift.
Events
- Monday, July 23rd at Cinemark theatres: Star Trek: Next Generation 25th Anniversary Celebration
- Saturday August 11: Colonial Theatre Spooktacular VII – Killer Klowns From Outer Space.
- Need a little inspiration?: A Writing Workshop with Amelia Beamer.
Articles
- Weird Fiction Review (Edward Gauvin) on The Chimerical Brigade.
- Juliette Wade (Tim Wade) on How Sports Impacts the Wider Culture.
- Justine Larbalestier on Finished the First Draft; Time for the Real Work to Begin.
- Rachelle Gardner on Back to the Drawing Board.
- Marie Brennan on Failure Is Good for You.
- Janice Hardy on When Less is More: Taking Away Elements to Fix a Problem Scene.
- Clarion Blog (Michael Matheson) on Grounding Fictional Cultures.
- Book Life Now (Mercedes M. Yardley) on Success is Like Lightning.
- Gollancz (Joe Abercrombie) On Planning.
- Omnivoracious (Susan J. Morris) on Long Live Adverbs: An Ode to Rebellious Writers.
- Locus Roundtable (Fabio Fernandes) on Doris Lessing’s Shikasta.
- SciFiNow (James Hoare) on 5 reasons you should watch 1995′s Judge Dredd.
- Staffer’s Book Review (Mark Lawrence) on Scary Shit.
- SF Site (Rick Klaw) on Nexus Graphica.
- Jim C. Hines on Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht.
- Night Bazaar (Paul Tobin) on I Got It Covered.
- Bare Bones e-zine on Batman in the 1970s Part 27: November and December 1973.
- Kate Wilhelm asks Why InfinityBox Press?
- The New Yorker on The Role of Corporate Sponsorship and Language in Dystopian Fiction.
- Fantasy Faction on Languages In Fantasy.
- Geeks of Doom on Batman 101: A Beginner’s Guide To The Dark Knight.
Art
- Stellar: The Women of Science Fiction.
- Invasion.
- Concept Robots by Jaime Jones.
- Concept Ships by Jaime Jones.
- Guardians Of The Galaxy concept art.
- Cover Art and Synopsis for River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay.
- New cover art for Peter F. Hamilton’s Night’s Dawn Trilogy.
- The Last Engineer – Odile van der Stap.
- Charr Engineer.
- Fantasy: The Duel.
- Concept: Flooded Chinatown.
- Giant.
- Anthology Cover Art: Unfettered.
- Prometheus by *Radojavor on deviantART.
- New Art Inspired By Great Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books: The Book Show.
More Fun Stuff
- Tor.com Ironskin (Excerpt).
- Throw the Color Off – a SciFi concept album by The Portrait Now that explores redemption in the midst of post-apocalyptic ruin..
- Listen to Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card and Catch Him on Tour.
- Audio Excerpt: Perfection by Nick Kyme. [via OtherRealms Audio]
- Audio Excerpt: Slayer of the Storm God by Nathan Long. [via OtherRealms Audio]
- Audio Excerpt: Deathwolf by Andy Smillie. OtherRealms Audio.
- Zombie Head Popcorn Bucket.