Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 3/5/13
Interviews & Profiles
- My Bookish Ways interviews Emma Newman.
- Reddit interviews Alison Goodman.
- Jules Sherred interviews Peter Clines.
- The Washington Post interviews Cory Doctorow.
- Las Vegas CityLife interviews Cory Doctorow.
- SciFiPulse interviews Colleen Doran (and Part 2).
- Tor Books interviews Frances Hardinge.
- Ginger Nuts Of Horror interviews Juli D. Revezzo.
- Lawrence M. Schoen interviews Eating Authors: David Tallerman.
News
- The BFS Short Story Competition is back!
- The Bundle of Holding: A Collection by Indie Authors and Game Designers.
- Kirkman Developing “Exorcism” TV Series.
Events
- Tuesday 3/5: Mad Scientist's Guide reading – Powell's Cedar Hills, .
- Wednesday 3/6: NYRSF Reading: Oz Reimagined with performances by Ken Liu and Robin Wasserman, hosted by editors Douglas Cohen and John Joseph Adams.
- Wednesday 3rd April at 6pm: Terry Brooks UK signing.
Crowd Funding
- Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction From the Margins of History by Bart Leib.
- Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy Graphic Novel by Eric Gignac.
Articles
- Tor/Forge (Terri Windling) on What is Gaslamp Fantasy?
- Tor/Forge (Jo Walton) on Ignoring the Body in the Library: The World of Farthing.
- Tor/Forge ( Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson) on Commuting Between Universes.
- Juliette Wade on Subverting dominant paradigms with SF/F (focus on gender).
- The Qwillery (Amy Raby) on Dangerous Women.
- Carrie Cuinn on Reading, better.
- On Starships and Dragonwings (Anya E.J.)on Book Discovery: What's Wrong?
- Carrie Ryan on On endings.
- Tor/Forge (Mindee Arnett) on Building the World of a Series.
- Strange Horizons (Rochita Loenen-Ruiz) on Movements: Woman’s Work and Woman of Color at Work.
- Book Riot (Rebecca Joines) on New Takes on Fairy Tales: A Reading List.
- Omnivoracious (R.A. Salvatore) on Using First and Third Person in the Same Book.
- Chuck Wendig on The Art Of Asking: For Writers And Storytellers. [via Gwenda Bond]
- Justine Musk on Sheryl Sandberg, Amanda Palmer + the art of changing the game. [via Gwenda Bond]
- William Brennan on Why You Should Read Shirley Jackson. [via Gwenda Bond]
- Bradley P. Beaulieu on The Lays of Anuskaya Re-launch has begun!
- J.M. MCDermott on Modern Library and Free eBooks and copyright.
- Zen on Malaysian science fiction and fantasy in English. [via Aliette de Bodard]
- Fantasy Book Critic (Zachary Jernigan) on The Debut Novel: A Series of Intentions.
- A Dribble of Ink (Anthony Huso) on Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality.
- Amazing Stories (Steve Davidson) on Is It Hindsight or Prediction When They Got It Right But No One Listened?
- Amazing Stories (Frank Wu) on The Art and Science of Spaceship Design I: The Xiezhi from Revolution 60.
- Amazing Stories (Michael J. Sullivan) on Epic Fantasy Analysis March 3, 2013.
- Amazing Stories (Michael Webb) on Fast Versus Slow Zombies.
- Functional Nerds (Paul Weimer) on The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson.
- Stainless Steel Droppings (Carl V. Anderson) on On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard.
- Dark cargo on Hoppin’ for Nalo Hopkinson.
- Barebones e-zine on Batman in the 1970s Part 60: The 1978 Wrap-Up.
- Tor.com on Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Paranormal Romance.
- Strange Chemistry on New YA Releases in March 2013.
- Buzzy Mag on Ways For Sci-Fi Fans To Make Money In A Tough Economy.
- io9 on The 12 Worst Things in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. [via Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine]
- WhatCulture on Doctor Who: 5 Legacies From Trial Of A Timelord.
Art
- Cover Launch: Parasite by Mira Grant.
- Heroic Battle Scene Illustrations by Kyu Yong Eom.
- Revival by Liam Peters.
- Welcome to Tuulia by Joseph Gloria Chapaly.
- Elimination by Joseph Gloria Chapaly.
- Red Ranger by DaveRapoza.
- Tyler Jacobson: Happy Halloween!.
- The Art Of Animation, Christof Stanits.
More Fun Stuff
- Between Two Thorns (Excerpt) by Emma Newman.
- Sea Change (Excerpt) by S M Wheeler.
- Del Rey and Spectra Cage Match 2013: The Bracket Revealed!
- Monsters by Email.
- Darth Vader and Son.
- Porkins saves the Galaxy.
- America of the Future. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Doctor Who: New Ice Warrior Picture.
- Doctor Who and The Ice Warriors- animation preview.
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