Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/31/13
Interviews & Profiles
- LitStack interviews Jay Lake.
- Shimmer interviews Helena Bell.
- Patrick Satters interviews Paul Levinson.
- Civilian Reader interviews James Barclay.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Myke Cole.
- Small Blue Planet (Chertl Morgan) interviews Jukka Halme & Marianna Leikomaa.
- Flickering Myth interviews visual effects supervisorBill Westenhofer.
- Forthcoming on on Reddit: Howard Andrew Jones.
News
- Simon & Schuster and Barnes & Noble in Dispute over Terms.
- 2013 Printz Winner and Honor books.
- Julie Kagawa Lands 7-Figure Deal with Harlequin Teen.
- Daniel H. Wilson’s Tor.com Short Story “The Nostalgist” Will Become a Movie.
- Gareth L. Powell to sequelize Ack-Ack Macaque for Solaris.
- New Genre Army call for papers.
- Duncan Jones to Direct Warcraft, based on the popular Blizzard videogame world.
- Peerbackers | The World SF Travel Fund. [via Andrew Porter]
Events
- Steampunk Events for February 2013.
- Texas Lottery Star Trek Launch Event with William Shatner.
- Friday, March 8th: Jay Lake Kalimpura reading at Powell’s Cedar Hills location.
Articles
- Deborah J. Ross (Lois Gresh) on Paranormal Romance.
- Helen Lowe on My Favourite Fantasy Standalone Novels.
- The Qwillery (Francis Knight) on Women in SFF and how they shaped my life.
- Tor.com (Brit Mandelo) on Short Fiction Spotlight: Opening the Conversation.
- Tor.com (Niall Alexander) on Short Fiction Spotlight: Reading the BSFA’s Best Short Shortlist, Part 1.
- Tor.com (Niall Alexander) on British Genre Fiction Focus: A Cold Season for Artisan Authors.
- Amazing Stories (Chris Garcia) on Yeah Rite.
- Amazing Stories (Jimmy Rogers) on Synthetic Voices’ Top Podcasted Stories of 2012 .
- Amazing Stories (Samantha Henry) on More Sci-fi Shows to Hit Screens in 2013.
- Ian Sales on Essential SF Novels – The Analysis.
- Brian Keene on On Writing Full-Time (circa 2013).
- Hal Duncan on Euthanise Your Novel: Letters from an Evil Book Doctor #1.
- Mary Robinette Kowal’s “My Favorite Bit” features Cassandra Rose Clarke and David D. Levine.
- Smart Pop Books (Joshua Pantalleresco) on The Modern-Day Perceval.
- The Independent on Today's vampire – a needy, neurotic wimp.
- Cinema Pots on John Carter 100 years in the making.
- Gail Carriger on FAQ the Second.
- Beyond The Beyond (Bruce Sterling) on Kickstarter science fiction movies.
- io9 (Charlie Jane Anders) on This gallery proves Frank R. Paul still rules science fiction art.
- io9 (Charlie Jane Anders) on Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Who Served in the Military, and How it Changed Their Work.
- io9 (George Dvorsky) on 5 Essential Frank Herbert Novels That Aren't About Dune.
- Google on Google Science Fair: Looking for the next generation of scientists and engineers to change the world.
- The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log on Hugo nominations, for your consideration…
- The OF Blog on Steampunk and Retro-Futurism: Three Anthologies and Three Approaches.
- Graham Edwards on Revisiting Cinefex (30): Little Shop of Horrors, The Gate, The Golden Child.
- The Barnes & Noble Review (Paul Di Filippo) on The Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi.
- Justin Landon on 2012 Juice Box Award: Cover of the Year.
- Topless Robot on Ten Genre Movies to Look Forward to in 2013.
- My Bookish Ways on Top Ten Must Read Titles of February 2013 (SF/F/Horror).
- WhatCulture on 5 Artists Who Know How To Draw Comic Book Girls.
- Kirkus Reviews (Me!) on Science Fiction & Fantasy Reads to Look Forward To in February.
Art
- The Last Scream from the Hell by kene11.
- The Birdcatcher.
- The Rescue Assaulted.
- Train.
- Concept mech art by John Park.
- concept Spaceships by RSI.
- Creature Spot – Crunchy.
More Fun Stuff
- Laura J. Mixon Reads from Child Left Behind at SF in SF on January 19, 2013.
- Without a Summer (Excerpt) by Mary Robinette Kowal.
- Fade to Black (Excerpt) by Francis Knight.
- StarShipSofa #274 features fiction by Jerry Oltion and Lewis Shiner.
- 2012 Apex Magazine Story of the Year Readers Poll.
- Angels of Retribution: The Reading List Poll.
- The 10 Rights Of A Reader.
- Infographic: The Science of Smart.
- The eleven female incarnations of Doctor Who.
- Blade Runner Animated Trailer Project From The Animation Workshop.
- Star Trek Desilu Studios Production Call Sheet 1966.
- Beware the Hairy Mango #146: “Bisonety Sax”.
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