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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