Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 11/5/12

Interviews and Profiles

• The Qwillery interviews Christopher L. Bennett.
• BBC interviews Iain M. Banks (video).
• I Should Be Writing interviews Jared Axelrod (podcast).
• Ginger Nuts Of Horror interviews James Brogden.

News

• RIP: John D. Squires. [via Andrew Porter]
• Pan Macmillan acquires two new horror novels by British author Adam Nevill.
• Alex Proyas To Direct New ABC Sci-Fi Drama ‘Evolve’.
• Star Wars: Episode 7 is about Luke Skywalker.
• Weirdfictionreview.com Celebrates a Year of Great Content.
• Time-Travel Plot Revealed For The New Twilight Zone Movie.
• The Orbital Drop Ebook Deals: Karen Miller’s The Innocent Mage for only $2.99.

Events

• Scott Edelman Three readings from the 2012 World Fantasy Convention: F. Brett Cox, Elizabeth Hand, and Robert Shea (video).
• Friday, November 30, 2012: Lawrence M. Schoen reading from Buffalito Buffet.

Articles

• Slate on No Better Spirit: The incredible stories of Ursula Le Guin make arguments about genre seem foolish. [via Steven H. Silver]
• Theodora Goss on Becoming the Writer.
• Weird Fiction Review (John Clute) on The Darkening Garden: Revel.
• Black Gate (Andrew Zimmerman Jones) on What Writers Can Learn From Joss Whedon’s The Avengers Audio Commentary.
• WhatCulture! (Danny J. DPurb) on 10 Reasons You’re Never Too Old To Be A Gamer.
• WhatCulture! (Brandon Jacobs) on Star Wars Episode 7: 5 Reasons It Could Be Awesome and 5 Reasons It Could Suck.
• Book View Cafe (Marie Brennan) on What makes a folktale?

Reviews

• Nancy Kress reviews Cloud Atlas.

Art

• A Century of War of the Worlds. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Minimal Movie Posters: The Thing.

More Cool Stuff

• Dungeons and Dragons comic book ads.
• If You Wish Upon A Deathstar.

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