Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 3/25/13

Interviews & Profiles

• My Bookish Ways interviews Marianne de Pierres.
• Fantasy Faction interviews Robin Hobb.
• The British Fantasy Society interviews Peter V. Brett.
• Notes from Coode Street interviews Joe and Gay Haldeman.
• Readers interview J.A. Konrath.
• Retro: Science Fiction Radio Show interviews Poul Anderson (from 1982). [via James Nicoll]
• TrekCore Blog interviews Brannon Braga (Part 1).
• CNN interviews physicist Sara Seager.

News

• RIP: Anselm Hollo, 1934 – 2013.
• RIP: David B. Silva.
• European Science Fiction Society Nominations 2013.
• Philip Pullman Is New President Of The Society Of Authors.
• Lawrence M. Schoen Buffalito Contingency – Coming soon to ebook.
• IRS Apologizes for $60,000 Star Trek Parody.
• Buzz Aldrin Refutes Space Sale, Will Keep Moon Memorabilia.
• Doctor Who‘s Matt Smith To “Leave Role As The Doctor To Focus On Hollywood Career”. [via Sam Reeves]
• Loncon 3 Announces Installment Payment Plan.
• Lonestarcon 3 Hugo Finalists To Be Announced On Saturday, March 30.

Events

• Joe Hill’s UK Tour for NOS4R2.

Articles

• Sherwood Smith on The Hero through the female gaze.
• Eleanor Arnason on Teaching and Fandom.
• Tansy Rayner Roberts on Domesticating the Doctor Part VI: Soufflés in the TARDIS.
• Helene Wecker on Accidentally Writing a Historical Fantasy.
• Cory Doctorow on Letter from a young reader about Little Brother.
• Guardian on James Herbert: the schoolboy's secret.
• Dreadful Tales on In Memoriam – David B. Silva, James Herbert, and Rick Hautala. [via Andrew Porter]
• John Birmingham on The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
• Charles Stross on The permanent revolution.
• Richard Lee Byers on How Real Do You Want it?
• James Wallace Harris on The Visual Limitations of Novels.
• Timothy C. Ward on Quality Fan Fiction in Hugh Howey’s Wool Universe.
• The Blog That Time Forgot on On Adaptations and Illustrations of Literature.
• Stainless Steel Droppings on With Tales in Their Teeth, From the Mountain They Came by A.C. Wise.
• Amazing Stories on Finding Women in Science Fiction.
• Amazing Stories on Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 10).
• Amazing Stories on Ursula Le Guin, Darkness, Exile, Dispossessed, and Human Sexuality.
• IGN on 10 Reasons Why Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Serial Jerk. [via Mike Brotherton]
• WhatCulture on Star Wars: The Business Case For An Obi-Wan Spin Off Movie.
• WSJ on Science Fiction Comes Alive as Researchers Grow Organs in Lab.
• Kirkus Reviews on Blog Post: Short Fiction Full of Awesome.
• Salon on Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Tor Books UK on An Evening Of Spirits: Three Horror Authors; One Fantastic Night.
• Flavorwire on 10 Books Guaranteed to Make You Cry.

Art

• A Gallery of Stunning Digital Art.
• jungleSpeeder Colie Wertz.
• Video Game Posters.
• Deadpool Mashups by Zach Jordan.

More Fun Stuff

• VIDEO: Paul Levinson reads from Unburning Alexandria, sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates.
• Free Novel Saturday: Star Song by Edward Willett, Chapter 26 & 27.
• What a Soyuz capsule looks like after re-entry. [via The Lensman's Children]
• The Harp Twins Perform Doctor Who Theme on Electric Harps.
• Farewell, Fantasy Centre. [via Andrew Porter]
• Needlepoint pattern meant to teach girls astronomy. [via Mike Brotherton]
• “Down to a Sunless Sea” by Neil Gaiman. [via Andrew Porter]
• The Basic Grammar of Orth, from Neal Stephenson’s Anathem. [via PrintSF]
• Wired Space Photo of the Day: Beautiful Horsehead Nebula.
• Marvel Motion Graphics.
• How to Make a Custom Star Wars Boba Fett Lamp.