[SF/F/H Link Post] Gail Simone on Yvonne Craig; Batgirl Art; “Doctor Who Should Never be Played by a Woman”; GOTHAM Funko Pops
Interviews & Profiles
- Civilian Reader interviews Cecilia Dart-Thornton.
- Welcome interviews K.S. Merbeth.
- Mihir Wanchoo interviews Rachel Aaron.
- Suvudu micro-interviews Naomi Novik, Michael J. Sullivan, Greg Bear.
- Armageddon Engine interviews Josh Vogt.
- Nightmare Magazine interviews Carlos Villa.
- Nightmare Magazine interviews Megan Arkenberg.
- Kirkus Reveiws (me!) interviews Andy Weir, author of The Martian, on the Story’s Origins, Publishing, and the Upcoming Film.
- Stuart Conover interviews Ben Tripp.
- Redditors interview Chuck Wendig.
- Dark Matter Zine interviews Fiona Wood, Michael Pryor & Meg Mundell.
News
Events & Event News
- Spokane Spokesman on Out-of-this-world event hits town.
Crowd Funding
- 2016 Young Explorers Adventure Guide: SF Anthology by Dreaming Robot Press.
- Mark of Odin: The Awakening, an Epic Transmedia Saga begins! by Xavier Marce.
- Support Team USA in the Giant Robot Duel.
- Minimal Trek by Mark Gonyea. [Thanks, Eddie!]
Articles
- A.C. Wise on Non-Binary Authors to Read: Where to Start – Part 2.
- A.L. Kennedy says Doctor Who should never be played by a woman.
- Caitlyn Paxson on Five Canadian Books to Look for in Fall 2015.
- Diabolical Plots lists The 5 Best Realistic Science Fiction Films in the Past Five Years.
- Dotar Sojat on Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Power of Romance in Fiction.
- Gail Simone at Playboy.com on Remembering the Revelatory Yvonne Craig.
- Geek Room is Reconstructing The Planet of The Apes Timeline.
- Greg Hickey on The Popularity of Dystopian Film and Its Effect on Dystopian Literature.
- io9 on 9 Star Wars Toys That Were Canceled Before Anybody Could Buy Them.
- Jared Shurin on Where to Begin with K.J. Parker.
- Jody Lynn Nye says Challenge Accepted.
- Mental Floss on 12 Times Star Trek and Sherlock Holmes Overlapped.
- Movies, Films & Flix on The Top 21 Horror Films of the 21st Century.
- Paizo on 25 New Reasons to Attend a Convention.
- SciFiChick.com on New SF/F Shows Coming This Fall.
- Screen Rant on 10 Mistakes You Missed in Superhero Movies.
- The Guardian on From Harry Potter Latin to Hunger Games Rome: the classical jokes hiding in your favourite children’s books.
- Whatever on The Big Idea: Charlie Fletcher.
Art
- Batgirl Art at DeviantArt, Pinterest, Art Station and via Google.
- Master of Telekinesis- Book Cover, Israel Breslav.
- The Golden Age: Chesley Bonestell ~ The Conquest of Space and Beyond the Solar System. [via Bill Crider’s Pop Culture Magazine]
- Cool Art: ‘Godzilla’ by Jared Muralt.
- The Book Plank: Cover Reveal: Marianne de Pierres’ Mythmaker.
- Ice Queen Davinela by Inna-Vjuzhanina.
- Rocket Environments, Leo Amaral.
More Fun Stuff
- A weekly conversation between Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind) and Max Temkin (Cards Against Humanity).
- Listen to The House of Shattered Wings.
- Read Paula Guran’s intro to The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2015.
- StarShipSofa #398 with fiction by Karen Lord.
- NASA’s giving you another chance to send your name to Mars.
- Doctor Who science is more real than you think.
- Officially Licensed DC Comics Superhero Cafes.
- Risk: Game Of Thrones Edition.
- Gotham Funko Pop Figures.
