SF/F/H Link Post for 2015-02-20

Interviews & Profiles

• My Bookish Ways interviews Elizabeth Bear (+ giveaway).
• Fran Wilde interviews V.E. Schwab.
• Midnight in Karachi (Mahvesh Murad) podcast-interviews Monica Byrne.
• The Qwillery interviews Katie Schickel.
• L. Jagi Lamplighter interviews Abyss & Apex Editor Wendy S. Delmatar.
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show interviews Scott and Ella Pearson.

News

• The Wertzone: Paul Kearney’s UMBRA SUMUS delayed due to title clash.
• Leena Krohn Omnibus: Call for Nonfiction.

Events & Event News

• As part of the Fantastic Fiction free reading series, Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present Caitlín R. Kiernan & Lisa Mannetti on Wednesday March 18th, 7pm at KGB Bar in NYC.

Crowd Funding

• HIVE FIVE by Matthew Sanborn Smith — A weird and funny science fiction novel.
• THE UNTAMED: A Sinner’s Prayer Hardcover Graphic Novel by Sebastian A. Jones.

Articles

• Adam Rowe on That Time H.P. Lovecraft Played Cupid.
• BBC asks Should we give up on the dream of space elevators?
• Bibliotropic on The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig.
• Fantasy In Motion on Maps, Games and Children’s Fiction.
• Jeff Somers on Throwback Thursday: Pressing Your Luck in Frederik Pohl’s Gateway.
• Jeff VanderMeer on Vintage Science Fiction Readings #6-“But That’s Not Science Fiction”.
• Jen Williams on The Pinocchio Factor.
• Keith Allison on Vaudeville on Mars.
• Live for Films on From Big Screen to Academic Papers: Kip Thorne and Double Negative.
• Mary Robinette Kowal on My Favorite Bit: Abra SW talks about A CIRCUS OF BRASS AND BONE.
• Paul Di Filippo on Deep Foundations, New Inventions: Kelly Link & Neil Gaiman.
• Paul Di Filippo reviews on Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Judd Trichter.
• Pornokitsch on Films of High Adventure: Krull.
• Richard Davies on 50 Essential Science Fiction Books.
• Rob H. Bedford on En Garde! Neil Gaiman & Daniel Handler.
• Robert J. Sawyer’s suggestion for FlashForward’s second season.
• Scientific American on Time Travel Simulation Resolves “Grandfather Paradox”.
• SciFiNow asks Are we seeing a boom in South African sci-fi?
• The Guardian on Kazuo Ishiguro’s turn to fantasy.

Art

• Cover Launch: IMPRUDENCE by Gail Carriger.
• Concept Art by Alejandro Mirabal. [via Alternative Worlds]
• Page-turners: the woman who magics vintage books into art – in pictures.

More Fun Stuff

• John Picacio is playing The Loteria Match Game wherein he matches cards from the iconic game with figures in the sf/f community.
• Read the first 7 chapters of Alex Marshall’s A CROWN FOR COLD SILVER.
• Dead Spots (Excerpt) by Rhiannon Frater.
• Cover Reveal and Excerpt for The Black Cauldron 50th Anniversary Edition.
• Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty, Ep. 17.
• Nerdist Book Club: READY PLAYER ONE.
• Discover J.R.R. Tolkien’s Personal Book Cover Designs for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
• Make a Delicious Wampa Cake of Your Very Own, No Lightsaber Required.
• Hellboy is getting his own beer.
• This Millennium Falcon guitar can play the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.