SF/F/H Link Post for 2014-12-05
Interviews & Profiles
- My Bookish Ways interviews Jonathan Oliver, an editor of Dangerous Games.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Nikki Kelly, author of Lailah (The Styclar Saga).
- Nicky Peacock interviews Ed Kurtz, author of Angel of the Abyss.
- Tor.com interviews Sergei Lukyanenko, author of The Genome.
- Zocalo Public Square interviews Neal Stephenson, author of Cryptonomicon. “Wanna Be a Writer? Write 10,000 Pages, Then Throw Them Away”
News
Events & Event News
- Scott Watanabe, Victoria Ying, Shiyoon Kim, Lorelay Bove, Kevin Nelson, Paul Briggs, and Kendelle Hoyer will appear at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA on Saturday November 15, 2014 from 2-5 PM!
- Tyler B. Ruff appears at AM Trading Co on Saturday, December 13th from 1:00 – 5:00 PM to sign The Unforgiven. RSVP on Facebook
Crowd Funding
- The Kickstarter-Backed Documentary She Makes Comics will be Released on December 9, 2014. It’s ‘available to order on DVD and as a digital download at SheMakesComics.com. The digital version ships December 9. DVD orders placed by December 16 will arrive in time for the holidays.
- The Leatherbound Geek – Unique, Custom Accessories – Geeky accessories made uniquely just for you.Express yourself proudly and look good!
- Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival – Join us in helping to make one of the most exciting festivals in South Florida. Help us get the word out! $285 USD 14% 0 time left
Articles
- 12 sci-fi and horror shorts turned into feature films
- Are there actual eBooks in Star Trek? It looked like it. TeleRead weighs in.
- The AudioBookaneers offers their monthly round-up of December audiobook releases.
- BoingBoing remembers The 10 best adventure novels from 1965.
- Captivating Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Reads for December
- Changes Without Notice: “So very often, the pivotal moments of our lives slip by without fanfare or notice. Such was the day I picked up my first Anne McCaffrey book.”
- Den of Geek asks in regard to Doctor Who: What Can a Cyberman Story Do?
- Did Kevin From Home Alone Grow Up to Be Jigsaw? A Deadly Serious Investigation.
- The Dissolve looks back at the Gremlins’ giddy anarchy and grisly Christmas spirit
- How to reboot I Am Legend: An open letter to Warner Bros
- It’s that time of year for blog to begin agitating for consumers to patronize their local indie bookstores. The HuffPo kicks off the season with 10 Reasons to Shop at Your Local Indie Bookstores This Holiday Season. Bustle agrees. Slate disagrees.
- The Nerdist has compiled their 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: Book Lovers Edition
- A Novelist and a Zombie Walk Into a Bar: Translating The Walking Dead to Prose
- Slate Book Review critics suggest 27 great books you never heard about—but should’ve.
- Visions of Mortality: Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood
- What We Know About Jurassic World
Art
- 40 Epic Star Wars Wallpapers from CoolVibe
- A gallery of Iron Man illustrations drawn Steampunk-style.
More Fun Stuff
- 20 Dino-mite Facts About the Original Jurassic Park
- The Classical Music in Stanley Kubrick’s Films: Listen to a Free, 4 Hour Playlist
- The Doctor Who issue of Journay Planet is now online, weighing in at 100 pages!!
- This Infographic Shows How Hard It Is to Leave Earth
- Read an excerpt from The Female Factory by Lisa L Hannett and Angela Slatter at Tor.com.
- Read an excerpt from Tinkermage by Kenny Soward at The Qwillery.
- There are two new Drink Tanks online, on Gamergate issue and movies between 1930 and 1970.
- Watch Black Mirror’s Christmas Special Trailer, it’s Wonderfully Creepy.
- Watch Ethan Hawke in the First Seven Minutes of Sci-Fi Thriller Predestination
- Watch a preview of Season 2 of SyFy’s Helix.
- Watch a trailer for The Star Wars The Force Awakens remixed in the style of Wes Anderson
- Watch a trailer for Terminator: Genisys at Outerplaces
