[SF/F/H Link Post] Ray Bradbury Animated; George R.R. Martin on “No Award”; Avengers as The Eight Immortals
Interviews & Profiles
- Rocket Talk interviews Andrea Phillips.
- Jonathan Green interviews Laurel Sills.
- Joel Cunningham on Paolo Bacigalupi On Writing a Life-Changing Book, and What Comes After.
- An animated interview with Ray Bradbury about friendship, fiction, and death-by-driving.
- My Bookish Ways interviews John Birmingham.
- Skiffy and Fanty Show interviews Eric Choi.
News
- President Obama thanks Japan for giving us manga and anime.
- Booktrack announces new monetization and embeddable features.
Events & Event News
- TONIGHT! Sci/fi, Superheroes, and Sorcery: An evening of geeky poetry with the Apiary & Geekadelphia (featuring Fran Wilde).
- Tuesday, May 5 at 6:45pm: NY Review of SF — S.R. Thomas & N.K. Jemisin.
- 8th-9th of May 2015: “Utopia, Science Fiction, and Their Significant Others in the 21st Century” International Conference (Romania) : .
- Southern Reach / VanderMeer Events: Summer-Fall 2015.
- Paolo Bacigalupi Tour Dates.
- Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular.
- Spectrum Fantastic Art Live is looking for volunteers.
- Shared Worlds celebrates 8th Anniversay!
Crowd Funding
Articles
- Jeff VanderMeer on Shared Worlds: The Eighth Year of This Unique Teen SF/Fantasy Writing Camp.
- Deborah A. Bailey on Love and the Kick-Ass Heroine.
- Brigid Alverson on The Eisner Awards Shortlist Shows Off Comics’ Diversity.
- Jeff Somers on Why The Vorrh is Unlike Anything You’ll Read This Year.
- Black Gate on The Omnibus Volumes of H. Beam Piper.
- Ian WIlliams on The 10 Greatest Dungeons and Dragons Videogames.
- Mary Robinette Kowal on My Favorite Bit: Of Noble Family.
- Bookworm Blues on Dark Eden by Chris Beckett.
- Gareth L. Powell on What Star Wars Means To Me.
- George R.R. Martin says No On NO AWARD.
- Brent Hartinger on A Different Kind of Other.
- On Panels: Of Two Minds: DC Super Hero Girls.
- Ria Bridges on City of Burning Shadows by Barbara J. Webb.
- Paul Di Filippo on The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson.
- Tyler R. Kane on Required Reading: 30 of the Best Horror Books. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Kirkus Reviews (me!) offers A Reader’s Guide to Summer Blockbuster Films.
Art
- “Song of a Stone Heart” by Magdalena.
- Ancient power station, Jan Sarbort.
- Fresh Take: Earth’s Mightiest Hipsters.
- Avengers as The Eight Immortals.
- Pro-01, VV nan.
- Cool Art: ‘Japanese Robots’ by Shinji Kimura & Walter Pezzali.
- Signal to Noise postcard.
- New X-Men: Apocalypse Concept Art.
- Daenerys n Drogon – Fan art by Ynorka. [via Geek Art Gallery]
More Fun Stuff
- Read an excerpt from Tide of Shadows and Other Stories.
- Speculate #130 – China Mieville Novel Review (The City and the City).
- StarShipSofa #384 with fiction by David McDonald.
- Jeremy Renner Sings About Hawkeye’s Lesser-Known Powers.
- Infographic: the lengths of all the fights in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (spoilers for Age of Ultron). [via Tor.com]
- Infographic: The Avengers, then and now.
