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].