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
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.
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