SF/F/H Link Post for 2014-05-08
Interviews & Profiles
- The Qwillery interviews Stephanie Saulter.
- The Skiffy and Fanty Show interviews Stephanie Saulter.
- Nightmare Magazine interviews Damien Angelica Walters.
- Damien G. Walter interviews Neal Stephenson.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Tom Doyle.
- Gav Reads interviews Charlaine Harris.
- Black Gate interviews James Sutter.
- Suvudu interviews Terry Brooks.
- Ginger Nuts of Horror interviews K.Z. Morano.
- Redditors interview Dan Haight.
- Flickering Myth interviews Thomas Robinson Harper.
News
Events & Event News
- May 9 – 11 in Kansas City: Spectrum Fantastic Art Live.
- June 15th, 7-9pm at KGB Bar in New York City: Lucius Shepard appreciation.
Articles
- Freda Warrington on Vampire Fiction–Where Next?
- Jane Frank on The Artful Collector: The Process of Building a SF/F Art Collection, Part I.
- Tracy E. Banghart on Exploring New Worlds : Science Fiction in the Indie World.
- Mur Lafferty looks back on why she writes.
- Liz Fellshot Ambrose on Convention Survival Guide.
- G.W. Thomas on Writing The Mythos: Sword Of Cthulhu.
- Jason Sanford on Stop the literary vampires from sucking the lifeblood out of readers.
- John C. Wright on Heinlein, Hugos, and Hogwash.
- Foz Meadows on Silence Is Not Synonymous With Uproar: A Response To John C. Wright.
- Tor.com on Gene Wolfe: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.
- Dave Schilling says The Matrix Is Dated and Embarrassing. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Niall Harrison on The Silver Age of Science Fiction.
- Jamie Todd Rubin on Isaac Asimov, Data Journalist?
- Joshua Palmatier on Zombies Need Brains.
- Joe Sherry on To Re-read or not to Re-read?
- Cixin Liu on The Worst of All Possible Universes and the Best of All Possible Earths: Three Body and Chinese Science Fiction.
- Bibliotropic on The Magicians by Lev Grossman.
- Sarah Chorn on Not A Review | Defenders – Will McIntosh.
- Stellar Four on Mission Impossible: Regency Edition.
- Anthony Breznican on Star Wars: Episode VII: Harrison Ford and Han Solo bury the lightsaber. [via Club Jade]
- Kristin Centorcelli on The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Steadfast by Jack Campbell.
- Slate on The music of L. Ron Hubbard: Space Jazz and other Scientology albums. [via Andrew Porter]
- Space.com on How To Become An Astronaut.
- Kirkus Review (me!) on Read Them Now, Watch Them Later: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Adaptation Watch.
Art
- Stainless Steel Droppings on Spectrum: The “R” and “S” List and on The “T”, “V” and “W” List..
- Digital Illustrations by Francesco Denicolò.
- Gravity CATs by ipawluk.
- Konstantin Maystrenko’s Characters.
- Kick-ass Illustrations by Blackout Brother.
- Transistor Artwork by Jen Zee.
- Posters: Godzilla.
More Fun Stuff
- Read a free extract of THIEF’S MAGIC by Trudi Canavan.
- PDF Excerpt: Fearful Symmetries edited Ellen Datlow.
- PDF Excerpt: Door In The Mountain by Caitlin Sweet.
- PDF Excerpt: Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn’t Fly by P.T. Jones (.
- Beware the Hairy Mango #212: “Let’s Get This Potty Started” by Matthew Sanborn Smith.
- The Southern Reach Trilogy webiste includes interactive map!
- StarShipSofa #336 with fiction by Ron Collins.
- How Computers Simulate the Universe (Infographic).
- Hear the Voice of Arthur Conan Doyle After His Death.
- Trailer for Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy.
- Music Video: Star Wars …ROCKS!.
- Updated MALAZAN world map.
- R2-D2 Virtual Keyboard.
