SF/F/H Link Post for 2013-11-18
Interviews & Profiles
- Lightspeed Magazine spotlights James Tiptree, Jr..
- Lightspeed Magazine interviews Kelly Barnhill.
- Bleeding Cool interviews Chris Roberson.
- Bleeding Cool interviews Dan Abnett.
- Flickering Myth interviews J.W. Rinzler.
- Suvudu interviews Peter V. Brett.
- Mark Lawrence interviews Bradley P. Beaulieu.
- James Patrick Kelly interviews Robert Silberberg, Gardner Dozois, and Jeff VanderMeer.
News
- Batkid completes San Francisco mission; hero’s welcome planned.
- AMC Is Taking Preacher To Pilot.
- Asimov’s Readers’ Award Ballot.
- Analog Readers’ Award Ballot.
Events & Event News
Crowd Funding
- Lastd Days! RARRR!!! Monster-Building, City-Stomping Card Game.
- The Spider King – Graphic Novel by Josh Vann.
- Statisticity: Dystopian Sci-Fi Set in China in the Year 2084 by Yaron Glazer.
- Ends of the Universe – A Science Fiction Adventure! by Charles H Penn.
- Sankofa – a film about memory that combines elements of science fiction and documentary.
- Noble Beast Classics — Creating Interactive Literature by Richard Monson-Haefel.
- Dogs Playing Magic – Full Color Poster by Jay Babcock. [via Lawrence Person]
- Inscription Magazine: Fantasy and Science Fiction for Teens.
Articles
- Tor.com on Remembering Doris Lessing, 1919-2013.
- Sarah Rees Brennan on A Female Author Talks About Sexism and Self-Promotion. [via The Cultural Gutter]
- Malinda Lo on A Second Female Author Talks About Sexism and Self-Promotion. [via The Cultural Gutter]
- Sheila Williams on A Once in a Lifetime Day.
- Kameron Hurley on the importance of banter and character-driven narrative.
- Freya Robertson on Worldbuilding Podcast – Teaser Trailer.
- Tansy Rayner Roberts on Watching New Who: Vincent & the Doctor/The Lodger.
- Mur Lafferty on The Shambling Guide to New York City – THE END.
- Megan Jones asks Live action role-play, or larp, immerses adults in a vivid fantasyland. Can it save the world, too? [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Robert Silverberg on The Plurality of Worlds: A Contrarian View.
- A. Lee Martinez Demon with 10,000 Fists (An Untitled Short Story).
- Bookworm Blues says Dude, It’s All About the Prose.
- Little Red Reviewer on Beyond the Rift by Peter Watts.
- Scott Edelman on How I pitched Science Fiction Age in 1991.
- Damien G. Walter says The revolution will not be realism.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Horse of a Different Color by Howard Waldrop.
- Mark London Williams on Nexus Graphica.
- Lawrence Person on Quick Impressions: Almost Human Surprisingly Good.
- James Wallace Harris on The Flavors of Science Fiction.
- Jason Sanford on Million Writers Award update.
- Stainless Steel Droppings on The 2014 Sci-Fi Experience.
- Flickering Myth on Turning The Page: The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi by J.W. Rinzler.
- Big Think on Elementary, Watson: The Rise of the Anthropomorphic Machine.
- Space.com on Our 10 Favorite Sci-Fi Space Stations of All Time.
- John Wiswell on The 4 Ways Marvel Really Got Thor Wrong.
- Mythcreants on Five Ways to Share Your World With Others.
- Mythcreants on Six Stunning Fantasy Settings from Casual Games.
- Vulture on 4 Movie Effects That Still Don’t Look Right. [via Paul Di Filippo]
Art
- 25 Beautiful Boris Vallejo Oil Paintings.
- Concept Art World – Phroilan Gardner.
- Narrative Art.
- MENTATS OF DUNE final cover and jacket text.
- New cover art: The Way to Babylon by Paul Kearney.
More Fun Stuff
- Space Squid Magazine.
- The Murverse Annex – ISBW NaNoWriMo Special Episode 16 – “Can I read what you have so far?”.
- Notes from Coode Street #167: On Hild, History, Genre and WFC.
- Freya Robertson’s Worldbuilding Podcast – Episode 1.
- COSPLAY: 1930s TO 1950s. [via Andrew Porter]
- Postertext – art prints for book lovers.
- ? History of Doctor Who Music Video – All in One Take.
- Erector Rocket Launcher Set.
- Timecop‘s Jean Claude Van Damme – Still the master of the Split.
Thanks for the shout out! Another day of fun links.
Love the cover for Paul Kearney’s upcoming novel. Also like the one for Mentats of Dune although the buildings remind me a bit too much of Rivendell.
And thanks for the Asimov’s Readers’ poll link…definitely want to get my votes in.