Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 12/20/12
Interviews and Profiles
- Sense of Wonder interviews Tim Pratt.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Diana Pharaoh Francis.
- Fast Forward interviews Geoffrey A. Landis.
- The Qwillery interviews Alexa Egan.
- Omnivoracious features a video interview with Ally Condie (video).
- Fantasy & Science Fiction (Stephen M) interviews Steven Popkes and Robert Reed.
- CNN (Aaron Sagers) interviews Jenna-Louise Coleman.
- Live Science (Stephanie Pappas) interviews Alan Alda.
- Tor.com on Harriet McDougal, Tom Doherty, and Brandon Sanderson (video).
News
- Penguin Group Reaches Settlement With Justice Department Over E-Book Pricing.
- Prime Books Announces New Digital Imprint: Masque Books.
- BBC America Commissions Full Season Order of ‘The Nerdist’ With Chris Hardwick.
- 40k Interviews Collection.
- Wars of Light and Shadows.
- Special holiday e-book price for Firstful of Charms.
- Tau Ceti’s planets nearest around single, Sun-like star.
- Skyjacker relaunched.
- Bryan Singer Enters The Twilight Zone.
Articles
- Mary Robinette Kowal (Anne Lyle) on The Merchant of Dreams.
- John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Ramez Naam.
- Tor Books Blog (Jamie Gibbs) on Beyond Boneshaker: The Extended Steampunk Universe.
- Sheila Williams on Perils of Time Travel.
- Robert Silverberg on Looking for Atlantis.
- James Patrick Kelly on Mobility.
- Blastr (Matthew Jackson) on Why Neil Gaiman says his 2013 book tour may be his last ever.
- Fantasy Faction (Eric Christensen) on Fantastic and Forgotten Christmas Stories.
- Strange Chemistry on Cassandra Rose Clarke’s favourite movies.
- Tor.com (Mordicai Knode) on Pathfinder’s Best Bestiaries.
- Smart Pop Books (Dave Hodgson) on A New Eve.
- John Wiswell on 10 Elements of Reality Not Allowed in Fiction.
- Kirkus Reviews (John DeNardo) on Of Space Travel and Space Suits.
- The New York Times on Favorite Book Cover Designs of 2012.
- io9 (Charlie Jane Anders) on Best and Worst Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies of 2012.
- Of Blog on New and forthcoming e-book collections/novel that you should consider reading.
- RT Editors’ Best of 2012: Regina’s Picks.
Reviews
- My Bookish Ways reviews Seed.
Art
- Conceptual Art by Park Insu.
- Sci-fi Illustrations By Jim Burns.
- Free Wallpaper of the New Spring Ebook Cover.
- Elven Passage by George Rushing.
- Wired by Marc Holmes.
- Decapus.
More Cool Stuff
- Extract from Knife Sworn.
- Free Sample of The Plot to Save Socrates by Paul Levinson.
- DAW Books Discussion: Shadowheart by Tad Williams.
- The latest (and H.P. Lovecraft-themed) issue of The Revelator is now up.
- StarShipSofa No 269 Alec Nevala-Lee Part 1.
- The Best Astronomy Images of 2012.
- Cover Reveal: Alien in the House by Gini Koch.
- Fringe Finale: 13 First Look Photos.
- John Kessel Sees The Hobbit Dressed as Galadriel for Charity (with Photos).
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