Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/19/13

Interviews & Profiles

• The Roundtable Podcast interviews Emma Newman.
• John Joseph Adams interviews Mary Robinette Kowal.
• SFWA (Cat Rambo) interviews Jennifer Brozek.
• Mur Lafferty interviews Tony Pisculli
• Sword and Laser (Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt) interviews Terry Brooks.
• Celebrate Knoxville interviews Tim Lebbon.
• This Is Horror interviews Michael Kelly.
• Audio recording of HOUR 25 doing a Charles Beaumont Memorial with Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson, and others (recorded in ’87, supposedly). [via Paul Di Filippo]

News

• Julianna Baggott’s Pure trilogy is fast-tracked by Fox for The Hunger Games market.
• Series deals for Titan.
• Titan Books recruiting for a Project Editor.

Events

• February 09, 2013: What Lies Beyond: A Panel Discussion on Science Fiction and Fantasy Illustration with Donato Giancola, Rebecca Guay, Greg Manchess, Sam Weber, Michael Whelan & Irene Gallo (moderator). [via Andrew Porter]
• Kim Harrison’s EVER AFTER tour.

Articles

• Genreville Scary Numbers: SF/Fantasy Print Sales.
• Mashable on Why Printed Books Will Never Die.
• The Night Bazaar (Jaym Gates) on Stop Talking, Start Changing.
• Wired.com (Bruce Sterling) on What Vernor Vinge actually said about the Singularity in 1993.
• A. Lee Martinez on Q&A Friday.
• Wired.com on Why Fringe's Finale Marks the Decline of Sci-Fi on Network TV.
• Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Paul Byers) on The Science behind the Fiction.
• The World in the Satin Bag (Adam Callaway) on Science My Science Fiction: The Future of the Deaf and Blind?
• Everything Is Nice on SF Art Awards.
• Cinema Pots asks Was "John Carter" the biggest flop in 2012?
• Smart Pop Books (Brent Hartinger) on A Different Kind of Other.
• The Verge asks Is Bilbo Baggins' contract in 'The Hobbit' legally binding?
• My Bookish Ways (Kristin Centorcelli) on Black Lament by Christina Henry.
• Carrie Cuinn on Craig Strete’s The Bleeding Man and Other Science Fiction Stories (1974).
• Tor.com (Grady Hendrix) on The Great Stephen King Reread: Christine.
• SFX on Sci-Fi & Fantasy’s Greatest Pets.

Art

• Extraordinary “End Of The World” Inspired Artworks.
• Martha Wells – New Raksura Fan Art.
• Mr Bubbles strolling by Tyler Edlin.
• Predator vs He-man.
• Lego ship concepts by Jon Hall.
• The Gallifreyan: A Russell Walks Illustration.
• Cool Art: 'Battlestar Galactica' 35th Anniversary Posters by Sublevel Studios.
• Coming Soon: The City of Silk and Steel by Mike, Linda & Louise Carey (Cover and Blurb).

More Fun Stuff

• 50 Page Fridays: Peter Brett.
• Ellen Datlow’s pics from the KGB reading January 16, 2013 with Nick Mamatas and Brian Keene.
• Mars Rover Curiosity's Tracks Seen From Space.
• Zombies Are the 99% in Propaganda Posters for Undead Romance Warm Bodies.
• The Forever Gate – Official Book Trailer.
• Cthulhu calendar.
• Gaunt’s Ghosts – Lego Edition. [Dan Abnett]