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.