SF/F/H Link Post for 2014-01-03
Interviews & Profiles
- Tor Books UK interviews Cherie Priest, Mark Charan Newton, William Horwood & Adrian Tchaikovsky.
- Hide and Create interviews Jaye Wells.
- The Hub interviews Cat Winters.
- My Bookish Ways interviews E.L. Tettensor.
- Suvudu interviews Daniel Loxton.
- This Is Horror interviews Shaun Hutson.
- Amazing Stories interviews David Blalock.
News
- JK Rowling lawyer fined over Robert Galbraith leak.
- This Is Horror Awards 2013.
- Adam Christopher’s Cold War gets a release date.
- Submissions Open for Fantasy & Science Fiction. [via C.C. Finlay]
- Lightspeed Magazine is looking for a few good slush readers.
- Now posted: Ansible #318, January 2014.
- Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund News: 2014 TAFF Ballot: Europe to North America and TAFF voting using Paypal.
Events & Event News
- January 7th: NY Review of SF Reading with Sam Miller & Jenn Brissett.
- Laura Lam’s Shadowplay Book Launch.
Crowd Funding
Articles
- Neil Gaiman on How I cope with the social media cravings, and in which I begin to become a blogger once again.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: In The Beginning (Discoverability Part 5).
- Mur Lafferty on Those pesky resolutions – 3 words.
- Charlaine Harris on Story Behind Cemetery Girl.
- Christopher Priest on Lavie Tidhar’s new novel The Violent Century.
- Grady Hendrix on Haunted Holidays: Scary Lady Writers.
- Grady Hendrix on Haunted Holidays: The Men Who Feared Women.
- Jim C. Hines on Thoughts After Writing My First Official Fanfiction Story.
- John Scalzi on The 2014 Award Consideration Post.
- Derek Johnson on Watching the Future: Seeing Clearly.
- Tom Pollock on Doctor’s Note.
- Tom Baker on Happy New Year to you all. [via Martha Wells]
- Mark Niemann-Ross asks Who Reads Science Fiction?
- Kirkus Reviews (Anderew Liptak) on Reading Up on Sci-Fi History.
- Robert J. Nemiroff and Teresa Wilson on Searching the Internet for evidence of time travelers. [via The Website at the End of the Universe]
- Abhinav Jain on 12 Days of Best SFF Characters of 2013: Day #8.
- Black Gate on New Treasures: Spectrum 20, edited by Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner.
- Tor.com on A Science Fiction Halo Rests Slantedly Over Isaac Asimov’s Amiable Head.
- Tor.com on Resistance is Futile: Scientific American Explores How the Internet is Changing Your Brain.
- Amazing Stories on David Weber, Military SF, and Neutral Combatants.
- io9 on These are the science stories to watch for in 2014.
- Neatorama on The First USS Enterprise.
- Bookish on Mars Rover Anniversary: Sci-Fi Predictions About Mars That Came True.
- Open Road Media on Happy National Science Fiction Day!.
- NPR on Isaac Asimov Right On With Some 2014 Predictions.
- The New York Review of Books on When the Yellow Press Got Color.
- Yahoo on The worlds of the science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson.
- Little Red Reviewer on A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Bookworm Blues on Favorite TV Shows of 2013.
- Bookworm Blues on New Year Resolutions.
- Neatorama on A Few Facts You Might Not Know About the TV Series Batman.
- SciFiNow on 5 ways The Hobbit is better than Lord Of The Rings.
- April Genevieve Tucholke on 8 Books That Will Absolutely Terrify You.
- April Genevieve Tucholke on 12 Horror Movies You Need To See.
- Popular Mechanics on The 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies—As Chosen By Scientists.
- The Book Smugglers on Thea’s Best of the Rest (Movies, TV, etc).
- Staffer’s Book Review on 2013 Juice Box Awards: Debut of the Year.
- Speculative Scholar on Top 5 Steampunk Reads of 2013.
- Rob Bedford on 2013 Reading Year in Review.
- Stainless Steel Droppings on Favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Covers of 2013.
- @This Literary Life: Literary Agents Choose Their 2013 Favorites.
- @Pyr-o-mania: Several Pyr Authors call out their favorite reads of 2013.
Art
- Futuristic Slums, Urban Areas and Vehicle Concepts by Armando Savoia.
- Sci-fi Art: Soldier.
- Superman man of steel, Cyril terpent.
- Game of Thrones House Sigils Redesigned in the Style of Lisa Frank.
- Mondo Does Two Clash Of The Titans Posters, Reveals Mondo Con.
More Fun Stuff
- Go ape and read the first chapter of Gareth L. Powell’s Hive Monkey.
- Preview: Touch by Michelle Sagara.
- Stargazing Tips for Amateur Astronomers.
- Drunk Star Wars History: Wedge Antilles is Awsome.
- Sweded Trailers For 2013’s Biggest Blockbuster Films.
- Image of the Day: Fisher and Shatner continue the Trek vs. Wars feud.
- Beautiful Doctor Who Collector Series Watches.
- Friendship is Maddness, A Cthulhu-Themed My Little Pony.
- This 1901 Cartoon Takes a Humorous Look at the Future of New York.
- My favorite Amazon customer reviews for George Orwell’s 1984.
[Several links via Paul Di Filippo and Alexandre Maki.]
