Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/4/13

Interviews & Profiles

• Black Gate interviews Ellen Datlow (audio).
• GoodReads interviews Brandon Sanderson.
• 148Apps interviews John Scalzi.
• My Bookish Ways interviews Alexa Egan.
• SFX interviews Bruce Campbell.
• Maurice Sendak’s Emotional Last Interview with NPR’s Terry Gross, Animated by Christoph Niemann.
• The Qwillery interviews Lori Sjoberg.
• Ginger Nuts Of Horror interviews Tracie Mcbride.

News

• RIP: Charles Chilton. [via Andrew Porter]
• Several New Auctions at Grim Oak Press to help a good cause.
• Albedo One announces eighth International Aeon Award Short Fiction Contest.
• Gollancz helps kickstart sequel to classic computer game ELITE.
• Now available for pre-order: Five Autobiographies and a Fiction by Lucius Shepard (Subterranean Press).
• Astrophysicists make stellar discovery about galaxies far, far away.

Events

• January 18th: Pembroke Lecture on Fantasy Literature in Honour of JRR Tolkien. [via Cheryl’s Mewsings]

Articles

• David Brin on Science Fiction Day! Innovation and… Star Wars?
• Tor.com on The Science of Future Past: Part 2.
• Locus Online (Cory Doctorow) on Where Characters Come From.
• Locus Online (Gary Westfahl) on The Two Careers of Robert A. Heinlein.
• Keith Brooke (Jason Erik Lundberg ) on Hell’s a Good Joke: The inspiration behind The Alchemy of Happiness.
• Slate on National Science Fiction Day: On Isaac Asimov’s birthday, learn to live in the future.
• Karen Burnham on Driftings and Endings.
• Kirkus Book Blog (Patrick Hester) on Robert Jordan’s ‘The Wheel of Time’ in Graphic Novels.
• Edward Willett on J.R.R. Tolkien in his own words.
• Salon.com asks Has Hollywood ruined Tolkien?
• Wired.com on Tracking Mars: Curiosity Makes Its Mark on the Red Planet.
• Stacey Kennedy Talks Magic.
• Publishers Weekly on Tracking Amazon: Dieting, GalleyCat on Self-Published Science Fiction Bestsellers.
• Robert Jordan Battle for Number One. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• ComicsBeat asks Just how accurate is BookScan anyway?
• Functional Nerds (Paul Weimer) reviews Shadowlands by Violette Malan.
• Genreville (Rose Fox) on Books I Loved in 2012.
• Guardian (Damien Walter) on A brave new world: science fiction predictions for 2013.
• The Escapist on Best Science Fiction Job Ever.
• JarvisCity on 6 Health Benefits of Watching Horror Movies.
• Screen Junkies on The 7 Best Mummy Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen. [via This Is Horror]
• WhatCulture on 10 Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback.
• io9 on 77 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies to Watch Out For in 2013.

Art

• Dave Palumbo’s artwork for the 30th anniversary reprint of The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers.
• Star Wars Trilogy Movie Map Illustrations. [via Neatorama]
• Digital Art by Laura Sava.
• Character Illustrations by Kai Spannuth.
• monk by *prokhoda.
• Joker by Martin Sandin.
• A Mash-Up Of Batman’s Gotham City Villains.
• Robert Shane’s ‘Star Wars’ vs. ‘Aliens’ Art Trilogy.

More Fun Stuff

• Excerpt: “Blood Riders” by Michael P. Spradlin.
• How Arthur Clarke Predicted Current State of Tech in 1964 [Video].
• Gun Machine Book Trailer 1, by Jim Batt, Ben Templesmith & Wil Wheaton.
• Wired Science Space Photo of the Day 2012.
• Doctor Who Tardis Play Tent.
• Inflatable Dalek.
• Catzilla.