Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 3/2/13
Interviews & Profiles
- The Qwillery interviews Marie Brennan.
- SF Site interviews Kathleen Goonan.
- Comics Beat interviews Gail Simone.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Sean Ferrell.
- Geeks of Doom interviews R.A. Salvatore.
- Chuck Wendig interviews Max Allan Collins. [via My Bookish Ways]
- Pornokitsch interviews Vincent Sammy.
- The Roundtable Podcast interviews Michael R. Underwood.
- TrekCore Blog interviews Roger Lay, Jr.
News
- Obituary: Judy Gerjuoy.
- RIP: Fan writer and editor Richard E. Geis.
- Call for Norton Jury Volunteers.
- PodCastle Call for Submissions: Science Fantasy!.
- Frank R. Paul for sale.
- Tim Lebbon signs with Titan Books for two novels.
- Tom Hanks buys film rights to The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman.
- US Schedules Stamps of SF Writers.
- Galaxy Magazine, a free online science fiction magazine, is now online!
Events
Articles
- The Alternative Typewriter (Carrie Cuinn) on The Balancing Act of the Writer.
- Smart Pop Books (Tanya Huff) on It’s All in the Numbers.
- Supernatural Underground (Helen Lowe) on High Romantic Fantasy & The Gathering Of The Lost.
- Whatever on The Big Idea: Alaya Dawn Johnson.
- Seanan McGuire on Sponsorship: Velveteen vs. The Epilogue..
- Seanan McGuire on InCryptid Q&A, Part VIII: Bogeymen..
- A Fantastical Librarian (Julianna Scott) on What the Library Means to Me.
- Michael Whelan on The Inspiration of Anne McCaffrey.
- SciFiChick (James K. Decker) on I Want To Believe.
- Mark Teppo on The History Behind The Mongoliad.
- Derek Johnson on Watching the Future: What We Expect — and We’re Expecting.
- Graham Edwards on Revisiting Cinefex (31): Spaceballs, The Witches of Eastwick, Masters of the Universe.
- Book View Cafe Blog (Dave Smeds) on Designing Ebook Covers.
- Walker of Worlds on March SFF Releases | My Picks.
- Neal Asher on Xenopath by Eric Brown.
- Andrew Wheeler on The Moon Moth by Jack Vance and Humayoun Ibrahim.
- Thea James on A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan.
- RevolutionSF (Rick Klaw) on Jack the Giant Slayer.
- Tor.com on Michael Whelan Will Add One More Dragon to Anne McCaffrey’s Menagerie.
- Tor.com on Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Urban Fantasy.
- Suvudu on New This Month from Del Rey Spectra: March 2013.
- Amazing Stories (Zachary Clemente) on Dynamo – Unsuccessful Wooing, Decrees from Rashmon & A Silent, Bearded Man.
- Amazing Stories (M.D. Jackson) on Now with more Pulp!.
- Amazing Stories (G.W. Thomas) on The James Allison Stories: Dreaming of the Past.
- on Now with more Pulp! – Amazing Stories.
- News From ME on Getting Dressed in a Jif.
- Slate Magazine on Hugh Howey and Wool: How the self-pubbed sci-fi writer relates to fans. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Carrie Cuinn’s Guide to Conventions #1: The Five Best Questions To Ask A Panel of Writers.
- Slate Magazine on Len Deighton’s Bomber, the first book ever written on a word processor.
- Mental Floss on King Kong Turns 80: 10 Things to Know About the Groundbreaking Film. [via Bill Crider]
- SFX on 30 Greatest Sci-Fi Siblings.
- SciFiNow on Top 10 best horror sequels you thought were rubbish.
Art
- Trantorian Dream (1983) by Michael Whelan.
- Wind Up Girl by *Raphael-Lacoste.
- Fantasy Art: Eggs.
- Your Move by Madbat.
- superhero by sava53.
- Early art sketches of The Flames of Shadam Khoreh.
- Dracula by Alastair Reynolds.
More Fun Stuff
- Frost Burned (Excerpt) by Patricia Briggs.
- Mars Direct (Excerpt) by Robert Zubrin.
- Sword & Laser: March Book Club Kicks Off with Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh.
- Ansible 308, March 2013.
- Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk – The Art of Asking.
- 3 Most Common Types of Time Travel in Movies.
- What's Dr. Who's TARDIS worth in real life?.
- First Poster for New Doctor Who Episodes Revealed—Plus, Hints About What’s to Come.
- The SF Site: Vote For Your Favourite Books of 2012.
- Bear in Space (1970).
- Star Wars Fruits and Vegetables.
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