Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/18/13
Interviews & Profiles
- Kindle Post US interviews Lilith Saintcrow.
- Orbit Books (John R. Fultz) interviews Gail Z. Martin.
- Agony Column Podcast interviews Ken Scholes.
- My Bookish Ways interviews JB Lynn.
- ICv2 interviews Maggie Thompson.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Matthew D. Jordan.
- Entertainment Wweekly interviews Neil Patrick Harris.
- SFFWRTCHT (Michelle Ristuccia) interviews Allen M. Steele.
- SFFWRTCHT interviews Damien Walters Grintalis.
- In Conversation: Tony Keen and Graham Sleight.
News
- A London man finds the second-known inscribed copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein on his grandfather’s shelves.
- James Eads Wins L. Ron Hubbard's International Illustrators of the Future Contest.
- David Feintuch’s Seafort Saga coming to eBook.
- Kickboost: Glitter & Madness: The Speculative Nightclub Anthology by John Klima.
Events
- 9th – 24th February 2013: Space Fiction at National Space Centre. [via Andrew Porter]
- Saturday: Science fiction film festival at EMP Museum.
Articles
- Kim Harrison on Trying something new for the upcoming tour.
- Brenda Cooper on Reading Recommendation: The God Species by Mark Lynas.
- Juliet McKenna on All Over The Map.
- Kindle Post US (John Scalzi) The B-Team.
- BBC News on The battle against 'sexist' sci-fi and fantasy book covers.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing (Travis Heermann) on Fantasy Tropes in Japanese Folklore.
- Jim C. Hines on A Thank You from the Aicardi Syndrome Foundation.
- Graham Edwards on Revisiting Cinefex (29): Star Trek IV, King Kong Lives, Top Gun.
- The Night Bazaar (Zachary Jernigan) on Sexism, Misogyny and Harassment: A Thousand Or So Words to Realize I’m Part of the Problem.
- Fantasy Book Critic on Spotlight On Two Diverse Collections: Weird Noir and Monster Earth.
- Electric Velocipede on Sekrit Anthology Project.
- Functional Nerds (Catherine Russell) on Tuesday Serial: Free Serialized Fiction.
- Michelle Ristuccia on The Crossing by Mandy Hager.
- TIME asks Is Steampunk Next Big Fashion Trend?
- Seattle PI on 'Steampunk' fashion heading for the mainstream, researcher says. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- SF Weekly on Storytelling 10110001101: Comics and Novels Evolve.
- Columbia Magazine on Space Avengers. [via Andrew Porter]
- Orbit Books on EXILES, Uplift and a message to any lurking aliens out there.
- Missions Unknown (Scott A. Cupp) on Forgotten Book: Wave Rider by Hilbert Schenck, 1980.
- Writing Is Hard Work on Tolkien’s 5 Tips for Creating Complex Heroes.
- Wands and Worlds on My Favorite Books that Didn't Make the Shortlist.
- WhatCulture on Christopher Nolan's Interstellar: 10 Things You Need To Know.
- Book Riot on 3 Books to Read After Nineteen Eighty-four.
- AbeBooks on 50 Essential Science Fiction Books.
Art
- Cover Launch – Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff.
- The Big Reveal: unveiling the cover for The Good, The Bad & The Infernal by Guy Adams.
- Dawn Of The Jedi: Into the Void Cover Revealed.
- Staffer’s Book Review on SpecFic 2012: Cover Reveal and Details.
- John Picacio cover art for Fall of Hyperion.
- Forbidden Planet Poster by Matthew Ferguson.
- Dino Riders by daroz.
- Kingdom by Adrian Baluta.
- Work from Future DSP Book by Scott Robertson.
- Oyopolis by Yohann Schepacz.
- Concept Art: Dead City by Thomas Pringle.
- Lightbringer by Jesse van Dijk.
- Apathy by Nikita Veprikov.
- Ready to Fly by Adrian Baluta.
More Fun Stuff
- Wool (Excerpt) by Hugh Howey.
- Vote For Your Favourite TV & Movie Sci-Fi Robots at SFX.
- A Little Tokien Book.
- Hobbit Pancakes.
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