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.