Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 12/19/12
Interviews and Profiles
- My Bookish Ways interviews Ramez Naam.
- Flickering Myth (Trevor Hogg) interviews Ramez Naam.
- Manga Maniac Cafe interviews Adrian Faulkner.
- This is Horror interviews Lee Davis.
- Tor.com (Stubby the Rocket) profiles Michael Moorcock.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Jack McDevitt (podcast).
- Hollywood (Christian Blauvelt) interviews Timothy Zahn.
- The Functional Nerds adds Carrie Cuinn to the show for the first of 4 episodes (podcast).
News
- Play D&D at Detroit’s Immortal ConFusion with 8 Sci-Fi/Fantasy authors.
- BVC Announces The Meri by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff.
- Strange Chemistry introduces Rosie Best.
- Seasons of Insanity cover and ToC reveal.
- RosettaBooks releases Arthur C. Clarke ebook collection.
Events
- The Art of Blizzard Entertainment Book Launch and Art Exhibition.
- Journey to Terreldor Book Launch.
- Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention. [via Andrew Porter]
Articles
- Fantasy Book Critic (Marianne de Pierres) on The Sentients of Orion.
- Theodora Goss on Finding Your Core.
- Janice Hardy on 10 Things to Remember About Sequels.
- The Qwillery (Diana Pharaoh Francis) on Becoming a Hero.
- Ambling Along the Aqueduct (Rachel Swirsky) on Highlights of 2012.
- Ambling Along the Aqueduct (Veronica Schanoes) on Art’s Emotional Extremes in 2012.
- Weird Fiction Review (Quentin S. Crisp) on Yuugen Goes Without Saying.
- The Guardian (Simon Dunn) on Anti-science fiction.
- The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin on Satire and the Fantastic.
- David Levine on Seeking ebook reviewers.
- Wired (Jason Huggins) on Robots Are Finding the Intersection of Cool and Useful.
- Blastr (Scott Edelman) on 382 awesome holiday gift ideas for the sci-fi lovers in your life.
- SciFiNow (Martin Glick) on Top 5 best science fiction and fantasy books of 2012.
- The Galaxy Express on Does Sci-Fi Romance Need More Series To Succeed?
- David Brin on The near future of manned spaceflight.
- Omnivoracious (Jeff VanderMeer) on The Best Fantasy and Science Fiction Collections of 2012.
Art
- Cover Reveal: Black Feathers.
- Digital Artworks by Daren Horley.
- The End by Paul Chadeisson.
- Ye Pirate Muncher by Jonny Duddle.
- Stopping for Directions by Brad Rigney.
- Dave McKean Reveals Artwork for Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
More Cool Stuff
- The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker (Excerpt).
- Small Beer Podcast 15: Lydia Millet’s The Shimmers in the Night.
- Wanna play D&D with Rothfuss, Brett, Sykes, and other Fantasy authors? Get out your wallet.
- Building a Homemade Spacecraft on Devour.com.
- Swords and suds: ‘Game of Thrones’ gets official beer.
- Star Trek Pancakes.
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