Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 12/7/12

Interviews and Profiles

• RT Book Reviews (Elisa Verna) interviews Mira Grant.
• The Next Big Thing with Christopher Golden.
• Chuck Wendig interviews J.D. Rhoades.
• Infinity Plus interviews Tim Lebbon.
• Disquieting Visions interviews Gail Z. Martin.
• [SFFWRTCHT] Ian Rogers.

News

• 2012 Sunburst Award Winners.
• Koontz Signs Six-Book Deal at Random House. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• New Roger Rabbit Book Coming in November 2013.
• The Albee Agency Using Testimonials From Authors the Authors Did Not Give.
• Harlan Ellison + Paul Chadwick team for major new DC sci-fi comic.
• Gareth L. Powell’s Ack-Ack Macaque gets the comic book treatment.
• John Scalzi’s The Human Division Debuts on January 15th.
• Seven Princes By John R. Fultz For Only $2.99.

Events

• SFWA Pacific Northwest Reading Series for 2013.

Articles

• Tansy Rayner Roberts on Historically Authentic Sexism in Fantasy. Let’s Unpack That.
• Book View Cafe (Nancy Jane Moore) on Ursula K. Le Guin Saved My Life.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Ghosts of Writers Future.
• John Scalzi’s The Big Idea: Martha Wells.
• Mary Robinette Kowal (Jeremy Zimmerman) talks about Kensei.
• Suvudu Take Five with Erin M. Evans.
• Charles Stross (Stina Leicht) on Of Blood and Honey, And Blue Skies from Pain.
• Sarah Newton on Jeff Wayne’s “new” War of the Worlds.
• Solaris Blog (Juliet E. McKenna) discusses the conclusion of her Hadrumal Crisis.
• Slate on The Slate Book Review Top 10 of 2012.
• Mhairi Simpson (Colin F. Barnes) on Writing the world and technology levels in a techno thriller.
• iFanboy (Chris Arrant) on Black Canary: Where Do I Start?
• Kevin Hearne on Six more books.
• BBC (Quentin Cooper) on Our never ending obsession with the apocalypse.
• NPR (Annalee Newitz) on The Year's Best Science Fiction Crosses Galaxies And Genres.
• Jessica Strider on If I Had ALL the Time in the World, Teen Edition part 1.
• My Bookish Ways on Top 10 Must-Read Titles of January 2013 (Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror).
• Bryan Thomas Schmidt on Many Days Of Christmas – Holiday Themed Science Fiction And Fantasy Stories.

Art

• J.R.R. Tolkien by Donato.
• The Hunt by Adrian Smith.
• Pirates by Aleksandr Nikonov.
• Concept aliens by Ben Mauro.
• Cover Art for Requiem by Ken Scholes.

More Cool Stuff

• On YouTube: Chicon 7 Opening Ceremony and Chicon 7 Closing Ceremony. [via Andrew Porter]
• Product Capsule: Tron posters.
• Evolution of Lucasfilm Christmas Cards, 1977-2010.
• ‘The Hobbit’ cast poses with Lego mini-fig lookalikes.

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