Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 3/27/13
Interviews & Profiles
- Weird Fiction Review interviews K.J. Bishop.
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews Angélica Gorodischer.
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews Lisa Tuttle.
- Tor.com interviews Marie Brennan.
- Suvudu interviews Robert J. Sawyer.
- Geeks Guide to the Galaxy interviews Robert J. Sawyer.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Joseph D’Lacey.
- This Is Horror interviews Mike Carey.
- SFX interviews Jeff Noon.
- Dagan Books interviews Alex Shvartsman.
- Watch the Skies interviews Don Maitz.
- Functional Nerds interviews Dave Robison (Part 2).
- Stephen Colbert interviews Junot Diaz. [via Paul Di Filippo]
News
- RIP: Horror author and editor David B. Silva.
- Paramount And Scott Rudin Option Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation Novel For Movie.
- Robert J. Sawyer to Adapt His Novel Triggers for the Big Screen.
- Short film adaptation of Tobias Buckell story “All Her Children Fought” to show at the Belfast Film Festival.
- Fair Coin is a finalist for the Compton Crook.
- Fifty Shades of Grey publisher Random House posts record profits.
- IDW To Publish Joe Hill’s Thumbprint.
- BVC Announces Taminy, Book Two of the Mer Cycle, by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff.
- Angry Robot Signs Freya Robertson.
- Genreville blog folds into PWxyz.
- Paul McAuley makes Time’s list of The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013!
Articles
- Louise Carey on Reading English and Writing a Novel.
- Melissa Olson on On the Distinction Between Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.
- Mary Robinette Kowal on My Favorite Bit: Adam Christopher talks about The Age Atomic.
- M.C.A. Hogarth on Kickstarter: Is it right for you?
- Matthew Hughes on Writing Scenes (video).
- Phil Athans on Authorship.
- Niall Alexander on Short Fiction Spotlight: Welcome to the Weird West.
- The Atlantic (Ted Gioia) on Remembering Cordwainer Smith: Full-Time Sci-Fi Author, Part-Time Earthling.
- The Irish Times (Gareth L. Powell) on The new future of sci-fi.
- David Emrys asks Can there be such a thing as “Too Much Fantasy??
- Jonathan Green on Clemency Slaughter and the Legacy of D’Eath.
- Michael May on The spiritual side of writing.
- Paul Cornell on The London Falling Sequel Title is….
- Whatever on The Big Idea: David Walton.
- Ian Whates on Story behind Solaris Rising 2 – In Praise of Short Stories.
- Staffer’s Book Review on In which I quickly review Andre Norton, Tom Holt, and Howard Andrew Jones.
- Examiner.com (Josh Vogt) reviews The Kassa Gambit by M.C. Planck, The Departure by Neal Asher, The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu, The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson, and The Hermetic Millennia by John C. Wright.
- BBC News on The extreme stamp collecting of first day covers.
- Guardian on Why ebooks are a different genre from print.
- PWxyz on 100 Years, 94 Books: ‘Mr. Britling Sees It Through’ by H. G. Wells (1917).
- Tor.com on The 5 Freakiest (and Obscure) Sci-Fi Islands You Don’t Want to Visit.
- Flavorwire on The 10 Scenes From Game of Thrones Book 3 We’re Most Excited to See on TV.
- ScienceFiction on Science Fiction’s Most Complicated Rivalries.
- PWxyz on The 10 Most Memorable Superhero Deaths.
Art
- Creative Concept Art by Dan Dos Santos.
- Space Marine – 3D Warhammer 40K Art by Alberto Trujillo.
- Sci-fi Art: LAX Freeway 101.
- Design Challenge #2: Create Star Wars-Themed Fan Art.
- Fantasy Art: Azure Skyrazor.
- Azureus Rising by Hideyoshi on deviantART.
- Spaceships by Mugiwara.
- Cute Digital Illustrations by Bobby Chiu.
- William King’s New Kormak Covers.
- A Gallery of Galaxie covers.
- Picturing Dinosaurs on Tor.com.
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