SF/F/H Link Post for 2013-05-22

Interviews & Profiles

• Functional Nerds interviews Delilah S. Dawson.
• Lightspeed Magazine interviews Holly Black.
• Lightspeed Magazine interviews Karen Russell.
• Lightspeed Magazine interviews M. Bennardo.
• Literary Escapism interviews Terry Spear.
• The Qwillery interviews E.B. Hudspeth.
• Omnivoracious interviews Raymond E. Feist.
• LA Review of Books interviews Fei Dao. [via James Davis Nicoll]
• Weird Fiction Review interviews Nick Mamatas.
• Weird Fiction Review profiles Olympe Bhêly-Quénum.
• Black Static interviews Stephen Volk.

News

• Iain Banks defends his science fiction novels in update to fans.
• 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Finalists.
• BVC Announces The Crystal Rose, Book Three of the Mer Cycle, by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff.
• Call for submissions: All-female SF & Fantasy anthology: Liberating Earth.

Events & Event News

• Alastair Reynolds’ appearances to promote his Doctor Who book Harvest of Time.

Crowd Funding

• An A. Lee Martinez Short Story Collection by A. Lee Martinez.
• The Leaning Girl Translated Graphic Novel Project by Alaxis Press.
• Sundown: Whispers of Ragnarok – Norse Myth Song Cycle by Ada Palmer.
• E.L.E. Extinction Level Event by Jason Parsons.
• Deluxe Exalted 3rd Edition by Richard Thomas.
• Jagged Alliance: Flashback by Full Control.

Articles

• Genevieve Valentine on The Baker Street Irregulars.
• Genevieve Valentine on Elementary Demonstrates the Right Way to Update a Classic Hero.
• Deborah J. Ross on Notes From The Nebula Awards Weekend – the “good parts” version.
• Liz Bourke on Sleeps With Monsters: Recent(ish) Hard SF By Women.
• Jay Lake on Special Needs in Strange Worlds.
• Matthew Stover on This I Believe.
• Rick Klaw on Lost Review: Green Lantern.
• Timothy C. Ward on Cornhusker: Demon Gene My First Published Story.
• Nathan Hall on WEIRD FICTION: An Ode to the Weird.
• Scott A. Cupp on Iron Sky.
• SciFi Ideas on Transgenderism in Sci-Fi.
• The Wertzone on Specieswatch: The Time Lords.
• Auxiliary Memory on The Evolution and Education of Artificial Minds.
• Black Gate on Vintage Treasures: The Amazing Space Race. [via Bill Crider’s Pop Culture Magazine]
• Blastr on 10 upcoming movies we really want to see this year (+ 4 to avoid).
• Tor Books UK on Publishing Jargon-buster: Ten Words Unpacked.
• Tor Books on The Many Bromances of Neil Gaiman.
• Geek Exchange on Geek’s Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Drop – June 2013.
• Topless Robot on The Ten Heroes Most Unworthy Of Justice League Status (Who Joined Anyway).
• Rhiannon Held on My Favorite Werewolves.
• Charlie Jane Anders on 10 Novels That Are More Action-Packed Than Most Summer Movies.
• James Davis Nicoll on The Nina Allen 101 Women to Read Meme.

Art

• Hot Digital Art by Tobias Roetsch.
• Sci-fi Art: Battleship.
• Lost Mind by KryseisRetouche.
• Medusa by cgaddict.
• Catwoman by cgaddict.
• Sulphurygen by shue13.
• Singularidad by Matkraken.
• Back To the Modern Hive by shue13.
• Orbital Nation by shue13.
• the end of the vampire by Lhianne.

More Fun Stuff

• VIDEO: Joe Hill reads from NOS4R2.
• Excerpt: Move Under Ground by Nick Mamatas.
• Young Blood by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
• Galactic Suburbia #81.
• StarShipSofa #290 with fiction by Tobias Buckell and Karl Schroeder.
• Writing Excuses 8.20: The Short Story, with Mary Robinette Kowal.
• 5 Book Publishing Paths Infographic.
• Amazing HALO Medley (Ft. Lindsey Stirling and William Joseph) [Video].
• VIDEO: How to make a Sontaran – Dan Starkey transforms into Strax.
• The funniest podcast you’re not listening to: Beware the Hairy Mango.