SF/F/H Link Post for 2013-10-24
Interviews & Profiles
- Orbit Books interviews Ann Leckie.
- Nightmare Magazine interviews Margo Lanagan.
- GeekMom interviews Mur Lafferty.
- Nightmare Magazine interviews Alaya Dawn Johnson.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Debra Mullins (+Giveaway).
- Beauty in Ruins interviews Freya Robertson.
- Barnes & Noble interviews Veronica Roth.
- Reddit readers interview Adam Mansbach.
- Reddit readers interview R.L. Stine.
- Reddit readers interview Tim Ward.
- Jim C. Hines interviews Chris Barkley.
- Flickering Myth interviews Stephan Franck.
News
- Brian Ruckley writing a Rogue Trooper comic for IDW.
- Canadian Children’s Literature Award winners announced.
- Astronomers confirm farthest galaxy ever – CNN.com.
- Fantasy Authors Band Together To Help Pay Medical Bills.
- Apex Publications announces new Editorial team as of January 1, 2014.
- Angry Robot Open Submissions.
- Stan Lee Media Loses Appeal Over ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Rights.
- Three Brand New Series from MonkeyBrain: Amazing Forest, The Army of Dr. Moreau and Old Red 203X.
- BVC Welcomes Shannon Page.
- The website for Wonderbook launches!
- Matthew Sanborn Smith introduces Beware the Elitist Mango!
Events & Event News
Crowd Funding
- The 2014 John Picacio Calendar by John Picacio.
- THE TASTING graphic novel by Jesse James Higgins.
- Gail Carriger’s Crudrat: Full-Cast Audiobook by J. Daniel Sawyer.
- War Stories: Modern Military Science Fiction by Andrew Liptak and Jaym Gates.
- Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Fantasy by Julia Rios and Alisa Krasnostein.
- RARRR!!! Monster-Building, City-Stomping Card Game (Reboot!) by APE Games.
Articles
- Brenda Cooper on Backing into Eden Chapter 16: Transgenic Animals and the Future.
- Ann Leckie on It’s not a real heart, it’s a real artificial heart.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: Priests and Mathematicians.
- Helen Lowe on SpecFicNZ Wellington — Introducing More Comrades in Speculative Fiction.
- Freya Robertson on The Magic Button.
- Melia McClure on The Delphi Room – Through the Looking-Glass.
- Ian McDonald on How I wrote the Everness series.
- Laird Barron On Writing.
- Jon Sprunk on A Man Writing Female Characters.
- Shirin Dubbin on Story Behind To the Fifth Power.
- The OF Blog on Interesting article about changes in perspective when switching from male-centric to female-centric reading.
- Zachary Jernigan on The Flawed Masterpiece of 2012 You Never Heard About.
- Joseph Mallozzi on October 23, 2013: Upcoming Movie Releases to Look Forward to! Or not.
- The Guardian on Ray Bradbury’s unknown universe of realist fiction.
- Black Gate on Passive vs Active Heroes.
- Black Gate on Where Did Fantasy Come From? A Review of
- Little Red Reviewer on The Apex Book of World SF Edited by Lavie Tidhar.
- The AudioBookaneers on The Republic of Thieves, Lost Cantos of the Ouroboros Caves, Cemetery Plot, and The Book(s) of Cthulhu.
- io9 on The Ultimate Guide to Evil Cats in Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- LitReactor on Better Off Dead: 10 Posthumous Novels That Should Have Never Been Published.
- GalleyCat on Jonathan Franzen’s Career Advice for Fiction Writers: ‘Make yourself an expert at some arcane thing’.
- Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers: The Makers of Heroic Fantasy.
- Stellar Four on ‘Tis The Season For Fear.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter on Cosplay is for Everyone.
- Buzzfeed on 19 Fascinating Facts About The Exorcist.
- Kirkus Reviews (Patrick Hester) on Family Friendly Bad Island.
- Kirkus Reviews (me!) on Where to Find Speculative Fiction Online.
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