Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 2/26/13
Interviews & Profiles
- Lawrence M. Schoen interviews Ysabeau S. Wilce.
- David VanDyke interviews BV Larson.
- The Qwillery interviews Francis Knight.
- Amazing Stories interviews Joshua P. Simon.
- DJ Grandpa interviews Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Tom Anderson, Rick Soued, John Shafer, Jesse Ray, and Theron Kennedy.
- The League of Extremely Ordinary Gentleman interviews Rick Klaw and Scott A. Cupp.
- Space.com profiles Robert Goddard.
News
- Obituary: Marilee J. Layman. [via Andrew Porter]
- Strange Horizons announces Short Fiction Snapshot, by Abigail Nussbaum.
- Barnes & Noble Weighs Its Nook Losses.
- A Kindle World blog: Kindle news: Amazon now -heavily- discouraging focused website promotion of free Kindle books.
Crowd Funding
- Stranger at the Pentagon – Short Film.
- Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera (Science Fiction Anthology) by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
Events
- Thursday, February 28, 2013: Richard W. Gunn Memorial Lecture: Cory Doctorow.
- Saturday, March 2, 2013: Live Chat with Emma Newman about Between Two Thorns.
Articles
- Tansy Rayner Roberts on Time Lady in the TARDIS [WHO-50—1978].
- Omnivoracious (Susan J. Morris) on What’s Genre Good For, Anyway?.
- Book View Cafe Blog (Linda Nagata) on “Visionary Fantasy” & Hard Science Fiction.
- Whatever on The Big Idea: Emma Newman.
- Heather Massey on Thoughts On Chris Gerwel’s “Science Fiction Romance” article.
- Robert Silverberg on Reflections: My Desk.
- Smart Pop Books (Mikhail Lyubansky, Ph.D.) on The Gestalt of Twilight.
- John Scalzi on My Endorsement for SFWA President: Steven Gould.
- Joe Abercrombie on The Value of Grit. [via Pat's Fantasy Hotlist]
- Charles Stross on Roko's Basilisk wants YOU.
- Domains of the Chosen on Elric of Melnibone and complexity of character.
- A Dribble of Ink on My 2013 Hugo Nominations & Recommendations. (Thnaks, Aidan!)
- Asimov’s (Norman Spinrad) on Cowboy Angels by Paul McAuley; Planesrunner by Ian McDonald; and Railsea by China Miéville.
- Locus Online (Lawrence Person) reviews John Dies at the End.
- Space.com on Mars May Be Habitable Today, Scientists Say.
- LiveScience on Super Space Germs Could Threaten Astronauts.
- The Digital Reader on Amazon May Have Just Killed Free Kindle eBook Promotions.
- The Globe and Mail on Authors push science beyond the lab into fiction and fantasy.
- Masters in English on 100 Essential Sites for Voracious Readers.
- io9 on 10 Greatest Science Fiction Board Games of All Time.
- WhatCulture on 25 Most Mind-Bending Moments In Sci-Fi Movie History.
- PW on The Best New Books for the Week of February 25, 2013.
- My Bookish Ways on Top 10 Must Read Titles of March 2013 (SF/F/Horror).
Art
- Extraordinary “End Of The World” Inspired Artworks.
- Featuring the Digital Works of Aleksey Litvishkov.
- Outstanding Illustrations by Greg Fromenteau.
- HOT Digital Illustrations by James Strehle.
- Stunning 3d Digital Art by Nikita Veprikov.
- The Journey Ahead by AlexAlexandrov.
- Sci-fi Art: The AwakeningSci-fi.
- MANCHU Monday: Vide en Evolution.
- Beetle Lord.
- Into the Storm by TsaoShin.
- ReviMoth by RevVveN .
- Gollum by Syka.
More Fun Stuff
- Sword & Laser February Book Club: Bridge of Birds Wrap-Up.
- Marriage proposal in the form of a physics paper.
- Star Trek vs. Star Wars [INFOGRAPHIC].
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