Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/17/13
Interviews & Profiles
- Publishers Weekly interviews Gail Carriger (podcast).
- Civilian Reader interviews Laura Anne Gilman.
- Paperback Princess interviews Marianne de Pierres.
- She-Wolf Reads interviews Mary Robinette Kowal.
- Speculating on SpecFic interviews Lenore Appelhans.
- The Atlantic interviews Iain M. Banks.
- The Machine Stops interviews James P. Blaylock.
- Orbit Books (Gail Z. Martin) interviews John R. Fultz.
- Carrie Cuinn interviews E.C. Myers.
- Nightmare Magazine interviews Tamsyn Muir.
- Nightmare Magazine interviews Chelsea Knight.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Chris Ewan.
- The Qwillery interviews Adrian Faulkner.
- Baen Books interviews Ron Miller.
- MTV Geek interviews Andrew E.C. Gaska.
- TrekWeb interviews Jeffrey Hunter. [via Blastr]
- In 1982, Tor Books interviewed Julian May.
News
- A Memory of Light Debuts at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
- Marianne de Pierres’ Epic “Sentients” Quartet Released.
- Kids’ Ebook Reading Nearly Doubled Since 2010, Scholastic Reading Survey Finds.
- Syfy cancels Alphas after two seasons.
- The SF Site: Vote For Your Favourite Books of 2012.
Events
- As part of the Fantastic Fiction free reading series, Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Cecil Castellucci & Gordon Dahlquist Wednesday February 20th, 7pm at KGB Bar in NYC.
- Saturday 16 March: Australian Speculative Fiction Festival 2013. [via Angela Slatter]
- Gearing up for 2013: A Steampunk Convention Listing.
Articles
- Smart Pop Books (Diane Duane) on Eating in Narnia.
- Tor.com on British Genre Fiction Focus: UK Publishing News and New Releases.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Found Information.
- Jane Friedman asks Do Publishers Need to Offer More Value to Authors?
- Cory Doctorow on Liability vs. leverage – Tools of Change for Publishing. [via Gwenda Bond]
- Fantasy Faction (Myke Cole) on The Magic of Shadows Ops Universe (+ Contest).
- Void.cut on Africa in Science Fiction.
- Rick Klaw on Nexus Graphica.
- Steven Gould on The Big Idea.
- Teresa Frohock on a book exchange with Helen Lowe.
- AudioBookaneers Release Week: The Human Division, Glamour in Glass, Shades of Earth, and Impulse.
- John R. Phythyon, Jr. on Why I Write Fantasy Literature Part 1: Why Fantasy?
- Curiosity Quills on Writing Contemporary Horror.
- Kirkus (Me!) on Drawn to the Pages of Doctor Who.
- John H. Stevens on Some Personal Reflections On Diversity and Fantastic Literature.
- CSMonitor on Why do e-books cost so much?
- The Barnes & Noble Review (Paul Di Filippo) on The Apocalypse Ocean by Tobias S. Buckell.
- Locus Online on Paul Di Filippo reviews Steve Aylett.
- Andrew Liptak on The Kassa Gambit.
- Justin Landon on Review of Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed.
- HorrorMovies on Musical Madness: Top 10 Horror Movie Songs.
- Mystery Theater on The Songs of Comic Books.
- Mental Floss on 11 Tips H.P. Lovecraft Had for Novice Writers.
Art
- Download Original Todd Lockwood Art for National Appreciate a Dragon Day.
- Cover for Soulless the Manga Vol III (a.k.a. Blameless).
- Bad.Sisters by ~marcelobastos on deviantART.
- Creature Spot – Cantoris by Ken Barthelmey.
- Creature Spot – Crabman by Alessandro Baldasseroni.
- Ancient guardian by Artofinca.
- concept ships: 3D ships by Alan Quiroz.
More Fun Stuff
- Excerpt: The Aylesford Skull by James P. Blalock.
- Now posted: StarShipSofa No 272.
- Watch Raimi's creepy 30-min short film that inspired Evil Dead.
- Storm Trooper Cake.
- Baby Bender.
- Skull Plush Earmuffs.
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