Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Tidbits for 4/9/13
Interviews & Profiles
- Keith Brooke interviews Linda Nagata.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Nina Post.
- Tor Books UK interviews Lauren Beukes and Jeff Noon.
- Gollancz interviews Charlaine Harris (video).
- Far Beyond Reality interviews Lev Grossman.
- Amazing Stories interviews Interview with Stephanie Osborn.
- Del Rey and Spectra has a video interview with Terry Brooks.
- Los Angeles Review of Books interviews Alastair Reynolds. [via Locus Online]
News
- The finalists in the 2013 Indies Choice Book Awards.
- Hodder announces acquisition of three novels from Nnedi Okorafor.
- John Norman’s Gor Series Gets Reissued.
- Strange Chemistry’s New YA Releases for April 2013.
- Penguin/Random merger approved.
- New eBook: Witchcraft & Satyrs Now Available.
- 'Star Trek': Captain Kirk's phaser sells for $231,000.
- Doctor Who 'element of sexuality' criticised by director. [via Paul Di Filippo]
Events
- SFWA Pacific Northwest Reading Series with David D. Levine: Seattle area Apr. 23, Portland Apr. 24.
- LoneStarCon 3 Announces Additional Program Participants.
Articles
- The Alternative Typewriter on [Women in Genre, Day 8] Angela Slatter & the Retelling of Fairy Tales.
- Fantasy Cafe on Women in SF&F Month: Sue from Coffee, Cookies, and Chili Peppers.
- Juliette Wade on Beyond the same-old fantasy culture: Nine authors worth reading.
- Marie Brennan on Writing Fight Scenes: Dialogue.
- Kylie Griffin on The First Kiss….
- Brian McClellan on Learning to Write from Brandon Sanderson.
- Max Gladstone on Broader Fantasy Foundations — Part Three: Mahabharata.
- John Picacio on How To Change A Worldcon.
- Jay Lake on Commentary on the Hugos continues.
- Martin Lewis on What I Want, Exactly.
- James Davis Nicoll on The Nebulas: 1972.
- Neal Stephenson on the Tall Tower hieroglyph (video). [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Andrew P. Mayer on The New Star Wars: The Rebel Masses vs. Disney Empire.
- Nathan Bransford asks In the Future, Will Everyone Be a Publisher?
- Neal Asher on Final Days by Gary Gibson.
- Functional Nerds (Catherine Russell) on The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman.
- Scientific American on Voyager’s Exit To The Stars…In 17,000 Years.
- NYTimes on The Slow Death of the American Author. [via Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine]
- io9 on A Better Deal for Night Shade Books' Authors.
- Percolator on Historians, Dabbling in Science Fiction, Evoke a Climate Collapse.
- Amazing Stories on William Gibson's formulae for success: No rayguns.
- Book Chick City on The best books you should be reading right now! (#6).
- JarvisCity on 4 Movie Doctors You Would Never Want To Visit.
- Guardian on Ten ways self-publishing has changed the books world.
Art
- Shades of Milk and Honey’s original art.
- Sci-fi: Project 77.
- Creature Spot – Lubash the Ogre – The Village of Hommlet.
- 25 Stunning and Futuristic 3D Robot Character designs.
- Check out Chip Kidd’s Before Watchmen deluxe edition covers.
More Fun Stuff
- Virginia TV horror hosts from the 1960s. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- For the book collector: Preview SF First Editions in Heritage Auctions’ April 10th Offering.
- Best of Pioneer: A Look at Mankind's First Encounters With Jupiter and Saturn.
- Book Trailer: Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal.
- Sci-Fi Songs: Download "Hoptimus Prime"… For Free!
- Hugh Jackman Visting Wolverines at the zoo.
SCOT TUROW’S argument could have been winning if he hadn’t attacked the poor, impoverished and greatly dimensioned USED BOOKSTORE right off the bat. He comes off that article as a shrill money-grubbing crack-pot, strongly demanding top dollar from every single person who-so-ever even touches one page of his books. I’ve never read a Turow novel and after that little tantrum I doubt I ever will.
Thank you for the link 🙂