SF Tidbits for 9/13/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Open Road Media interviews Ellen Datlow (video).
- The Atlantic (Joe Fassler) interviews Junot Diaz.
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Sarah Rees Brennan.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Amanda Carlson.
- Flickering Myth (Trevor Hogg) interviews Haskell Wexler.
- Black Gate (Emily Mah) interviews Jane Lindskold (podcast).
- Singularity interviews Cory Doctorow (podcast).
- Suvudu (Shawn Speakman) Ask Terry Brooks.
- Rowena Cory Daniells interviews Kathleen Jennings.
- The Last Word interviews Tiffany Trent.
- BBC News interviews Roald Dahl scholar Michael Rosen. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- The Enchanted Inkpot (Leah Cypress) interviews Jay Kristoff.
News
- Harper Voyager Announces Global Digital Publishing Opportunity for Debut Authors.
- New A Song of Ice and Fire novella coming in May 2013.
- Call for papers: A Game of Thrones and History, edited volume of collected essays.
- Author Threatens to Sue Book Reviewers over Trademark Infringement.
- Electric Velocipede Kickstarter Update.
- James White Judges Announced.
- PW Is Hiring!
- Voyager to Solar System: ‘Bye-Bye’.
Events
- Kij Johnson on tour.
- Adam Christopher Signing at Waterstones Macclesfield, Saturday September 15th.
- Monday October 8 in Birmingham: Discovering Alternative Genres with Peter F. Hamilton, Stan Nicholls, Janet Edwards and Mez Packer.
Articles
- The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on Why Do Thrillers Outsell Science Fiction?
- Slate (Alan Siegel) on Marines Who Love Space Marines [via Paul Di Filippo].
- Kirkus Reviews (John DeNardo) on Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books to Read Along with Your Kids.
- Smart Pop Books (Amy H. Sturgis) on Reimagining “Magic City”.
- L.B. Gale on 10 Great Chase Scenes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Books.
- Pitch Dark (Gretchen McNeil) on Ten Surefire Ways to Survive a Teen Horror Novel.
- Molly Tanzer on Signal boost: Sword & Mythos anthology.
- Cora Buhlert on SF is dying – again – and gritty epic fantasy is gritty. [via Jay Lake]
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on Beyond The Sun anthology coming soon To Kickstarter.
- SFX (Neil Ramsden) on Top 10 Scenes Of Epic Superhero Carnage.
- Suvudu (Matt Staggs) interviews Peter Heller.
- Mike Brotherton on Science and Science Fiction Epiphanies.
- Gail Carriger on FAQ Moment: How Could You End the Parasol Protectorate Series?
Reviews
- Jim C. Hines on The Kingdom of Gods, by N. K. Jemisin.
- My Bookish Ways on Full Blooded (Jessica McClain #1) by Amanda Carlson.
- Staffer’s Book Review on Slow Apocalypse by John Varley.
- Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) on Toronto #3: “Cloud Atlas” and a new silent film. [via Jay Lake]
Art
- H G Wells Posters by Kevin Tong.
- Chinese Dieselpunk.
- Faydrums by Benita Winckler.
- The Sky Opens by Gary Tonge.
- Concept ships by Benjamin LOUIS.
- Contemporary Doctor Who Episodes as Retro Book Covers.
More Cool Stuff
- Chicon 7 The Sunday Funnies.
- Stray Score – Scoring novels by how far they stray from reality.
- John Anealio Listen! The “Angry Robot” Song (Acoustic).
- J.R.R. Tolkein Read Poems In Elvish.
- A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel (Comic Excerpt).
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I love the Harper Voyager news item. You mean publishers are starting to notice that authors, both good and bad, are bypassing the gatekeepers? Are they afraid that although a lot of the direct-to-ebook authors produce dreck that some profitable books might get out there without a publishing company getting their chunk of change?
Nothing creates movement better than the prospect of losing out on money.