Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 3/20/13
Interviews & Profiles
- Dagan Books interviews Sarah Hendrix and Zachary J. George.
- Far Beyond Reality interviews Guy Gavriel Kay.
- My Bookish Ways interviews David Walton.
- Weird Fiction Review profiles George R.R. Martin.
- Fantasy Literature interviews David Walton.
- Functional Nerds interviews Dave Robison.
News
- The Time Tribe and The Harry Potter Alliance Join Forces For Charity.
- Eric Brown’s website gets a facelift.
- Full interview: Harrison Ford hints to return to new Star Wars film.
- Jedi could perform marriages, says Free Church of Scotland. [via Paul Di Filippo]
Events
- Sunday, March 24, 2-5pm: Paul Williams: A Science-Fiction and Rock & Roll Trufan at Boo-Hooray. [via Andrew Porter]
- Thursday March 28, 2013 7:00 PM: Hellhole Awakening event with Kevin J. Anderson at B&N in Houston, TX.
- May 3 – 5: Jay Lake Benefit Auction at Gaslight Gathering.
- June 15th: Announcing JayCon XIII.
- July 21, through Saturday, August 3, 2013: SharedWorlds writing program.
Crowd Funding
Articles
- Juliette Wade on Dealing with Chronological Breaks in Your Story.
- Mike Brotherton on Great and Not-So-Great Astronomical Moments in Film.
- Charles Stross on Things publishers can't do (yet).
- Michael J. Sullivan on Editing.
- A. Lee Martinez on Cooled.
- Bradley P. Beaulieu on Why I am Going Hybrid.
- Myke Cole on What PTSD is.
- Weird Fiction Review on A Brief Introduction to Carlos Díaz Dufoo.
- Arcfinity asks Is Tim Maughan's Limited Edition the best short story of 2012?
- Gollancz blog on Reflections on Arthur C. Clarke.
- Black Gate asks Was Morlock Night by K.W. Jeter the First True Steampunk novel?
- Missions Unknown on Forgotten Film: Night Watch (2004).
- Boing Boing on Heinlein on Kirtsaeng.
- Amazing Stories on Epic Fantasy Analysis March 14, 2013.
- Amazing Stories on The History of Fantasy, Part III: I Think You Got a Little Grit In Your…Everything.
- Orbit books on Exclusive Interview with The Curve Of The Earth Hero Samuil Petrovitch (Part 1).
- Tor Books on Tor Tour: A Publicity Department Exposé.
- Guardian on World's worst book covers: Stephen King leads the way.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter on Machine of Death.
- Jules Sherred on This Must Be the Place by John Scalzi.
- Stainless Steel Droppings on This Must Be The Place by John Scalzi.
- Neal Asher on Necropath by Eric Brown.
- Neal Asher on Xenopath by Eric Brown.
- Neal Asher on Reviver by Seth Patrick.
- Lovecraft eZine on Three great Lovecraftian books coming soon.
- io9 on 50 Great "Doctor-ish" Moments from 50 Years of Doctor Who.
- WhatCulture on 10 Classic Books That Should Be Adapted.
- WhatCulture on 12 Villains We Want For the Next Batman Movie.
- OnStarshipsAndDragonWings on Top Ten Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Unread.
- Buzzfeed on 24 Things We Learned From The Cast And Crew Of Game Of Thrones.
- Hero Complex on Ben Kingsley’s Mandarin vs. the 10 best comic-book movie villains.
Art
- Amazing Digital Art By Kerem Beyit.
- Concept Art and Matte Paintings by Edvige Fain.
- Death – Illustration by Ryan Valle.
- Until I Say – An Illustration Featuring a Dryad and Her Lover by Ryan Lee.
- Creepy Drawings by Kirill Semenov.
- Megalodon Mech by *BrotherOstavia.
- Robot art by rd7.
- Ships by rd7.
More Fun Stuff
- Genre Authors offer writing advice written and photographed on the their hands.
- The Lives of Tao (Excerpt) by Wesley Chu.
- Wolfhound Century: Chapter Three.
- Free on Kindle for a limited time starting today: How To Save The World: An Alien Comedy by Charles Fudgemuffin.
- Star Wars Family Tree.
- Doctor Who Regeneration Comparison.
- Infographic: The Decidedly Delectable Doughnut (by Tom Holt).
- S&L Podcast #123 – Power couples.
- SF Squeecast #21: A Really Scary Bed Sheet.
- StarShipSofa #281: Steven Popkes Part 2.
- The Roundtable Podcast First Anniversary Episode, Part II.
- The Twilight Zone Board Game (1964).
- Stanley Kubrick, A Filmography.
- Half Price Books Tournament of Heroes – Vote for your favorite sf/f heroes and heroines.
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