Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 1/9/13
Interviews & Profiles
- Murderati interviews Sarah Pinborough.
- Layers of Thought interviews M.C. Planck.
- Fantasy Literature interviews Felix Gilman.
- Suvudu interviews Peter Clines.
- Suvudu interviews Neil Shubin.
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews C. Wise.
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews Cherie Priest.
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews Alexandra Knickel.
- Story in the Stars interviews A. R. Silverberry.
- The Qwillery interviews M.K. Hume.
- Steven Moffat’s son interviews Steven Moffat.
News
- Ellen Datlow, ChiZine raise over $25,000 for supernatural fiction anthology (and still some time left to go).
- Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition of Brave New Worlds Now Available.
- Rogue Planet Confirmed Orbiting Around 'Eye of Sauron'.
- The Kirkus website gets a face lift.
Events
- ThisKevin: Upcoming Show – Friday 1/18 in Brooklyn, NY.
- An Evening with Neil Gaiman: Jan 25th in Sydney.
- Odyssey Writing Workshop: June 10 through July 19, 2013.
- NecronomiCon Providence – H.P. Lovecraft Convention, August 23 – 25, 2013.
Articles
- Teresa Frohock on Gender Bending–The Big Reveal.
- Tosche Station on Why I Like Science Fiction, by A Woman.
- Charlie Jane Anders on How to Write for Money Without Selling Out Too Much.
- John Scalzi’s Thoughts On Selling Out.
- Whatever on The Big Idea: James Smythe.
- The Galaxy Express (Heather Massey) on Can Science Fiction Romance Bring It?
- Jim C. Hines on Hugo Fan Writer Nominees.
- The New York Review of Science Fiction (Michael Andre-Driussi) on The Politics of Roadside Picnic.
- Book Riot (Jodi Chromey) on Why THE HOBBIT Turns Me into a Sullen 8th Grader.
- Tor Books UK (Patrick Rothfuss) on The Start Of My Journey.
- Tor.com (Liz Bourke) on Sleeps With Monsters: Anticipating the First Half of 2013.
- Tor.com (Lee Falin) on The Science of Future Past: Part 3.
- Emma Newman on Be part of the countdown to the Between Two Thorns launch.
- Gollancz blog on Paul McAuley’s short stories.
- Scott Marlowe asks How important are maps to fantasy books?
- Wired.com on Hawking, Vader and Being More Machine Than Human.
- Tor.com on The Human Division Read-Along.
- My Bookish Ways on The Wrath of Angels by John Connolly.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter on The Kassa Gambit by M. C. Planck.
- Sffwrtcht on YA Report: “Four Winds, One Storm: The Bone Brick City” by Aaron Hollingsworth.
- Topless Robot on Five Licensed Lego Video Games We'd Like to See.
- Mental Floss on 5 Fictional Ways to Go Very Fast in Space.
- Brian Ruckley on Five Things About The Hobbit 3D 48fps.
- PopMatters on The Best Comic Book Moments in 2012 Movies.
- Lovecraft eZine on Lovecraftian Books You’ll Enjoy.
- Charlie Jane Anders lists 10 Awesome Female Engineers from Science Fiction.
Art
- Prints of Michael Whelan’s A Memory Light Cover Now Available.
- The Forever Saga by Stanley Lau.
- Ratchet by *Tatchit.
- Engine City by ~bzartt.
- Creature Spot – Dragon tcg.
- Cricket Exo-Suit by Matthew Burke.
- Spaceship art by Michael Tassie.
More Fun Stuff
- Excerpt from The Winds Of Winter by George R. R. Martin.
- The io9 Book Club: Gail Carriger's Soulless.
- Books on the Nightstand January Short Story Read-along: “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu.
- StarShipSofa #271 w/ fiction by Ian Creasey.
- Star Trek Character Names & Roles Chart [Pic].
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