[SF/F/H Link Post] Ray Bradbury’s FBI Files; Jurassic Park Animated Series; and More Hugo Analysis

Interviews & Profiles

• AZCentral interviews John Scalzi, author of The End of All Things.
• GeekDad interviews Lev Grossman, author of Magicians Trilogy.
• Kosapress interviews Susan Kaye Quinn, author of Open Minds.
• My Bookish Ways interviews Paula Brackston, author of Lamp Black, Wolf Grey.
• Orbit Books interviews K.S. Merbeth, author of BITE.
• The Outhousers interviews Kelly Bender, author of Starburn.
• The Qwillery interviews Robert Masello, author of The Einstein Prophecy.
• ScienceFiction.com interviews Ari Marmell, author of Hallow Point.
• The Tonight Show interviews Tatiana Maslany, star of Orphan Black.

News

• Astronomer Wants to Find Alien Life By Detecting Radiation from Light Sails.
• Science-Fiction Prize Is Awarded to Chinese Writer for First Time.

Events & Event News

• Join Midtown Comics Downtown in New York City for a special event as we welcome friend of the store and artist Sean Gordon Murphy for a signing of Chrononauts Vol 1 TP and Tokyo Ghost #1 at Friday, September 18th at 6:30pm! RSVP on Facebook.

Crowd Funding

• 2016 Young Explorers Adventure Guide: SF Anthology – Science Fiction anthology for middle grade readers. Bring the stars to a new generation with diversity, representation & great stories!
• PURGE: PAST UNSPOKEN – Book One Graphic Novel – A martial arts master forged from experimental technology, struggles to contain the evils within the mechanized city he helped create.

Articles

• Book Review: In Zeroes, uber-snarky characters ruin a creepy and cathartic sci-fi story.
• Being a Jerk About the Hugos: Not as Effective a Strategy as You Might Think.
• The Best and Worst Sci-Fi Television Endings, chosen by Outer Places.
• Damon Lindelof: Why Game of Thrones is excellent and haters are silly.
• Doctor Who rescued me from an airless literary world.
• Floppy Disks, Trackballs and Netscape: A Look Back At All the Outdated Technology From the First Mission: Impossible.
• Given that Ray Bradbury’s novella “The Fireman” (which would eventually become Fahrenheit 451) was written in response to the McCarthy HUAC hearings, it might not be a surprise to learn that the FBI kept a file on him. The contents of that file have been released under the FOIA, and shows that the FBI apparently held a dim view of science fiction, since it could “frighten the people into a state of paralysis or psychological incompetence bordering on hysteria which would make it very possible to conduct a Third World War in which the American people would seriously believe could not be won…” [Via BoingBoing via MetaFilter]
• I would advise skipping Battle Royale in favor of the book, but otherwise, this list of 10 Sci-Fi Cult Classics That Everyone Should See is pretty solid, so long as you tack on A Boy and His Dog and Donnie Darko.
• John ONeill of Black Gate scolds “Dear Puppies: Your Taste Sucks.”
• Jurassic Park Almost Had a Graphic Animated Series. Check out the artwork.
• The Martian author Andy Weir is putting the science back in science fiction.
• Matthew Foster – “The Hugo Results – Don’t Be A Dick.”
• Michael A. Rothman accuses Fandom of disillusioning his teenage sons.
• Michael Rapoport writes “No ‘Puppy’ Love at Science Fiction’s Hugo Awards.”
• Micah Redding considers Iron Man and the Modern Identity Crisis.
• Mytheos Holt of The Federalist explains Why The #WaronNerds Is A War on Art.
• Peter Grant, Bayou Renaissance Man, takes A second look at the 2015 Hugo Awards.
• Sarah A. Hoyt on According To Hoyt “Burning Down The Field in Order to Save It.”
• Science and Hollywood: When The Martian Met the Earthlings.
• Science Fiction Fans Are Fighting About Politics. It’s Not the End of the Universe.
• Tegan Moore in Slog on The Stranger: “I Went to the Hugo Awards in Spokane. This Weekend. Here’s What I Saw.”

Art

• The Minimal Trek Series by Mark Gonyea is a set of minimalist posters commemorating each episode of the original Star Trek: The Original Series.
• Star Wars Mural Design “Life of Vader” by Ren Lin.

More Fun Stuff

• The 25 best fan-made Doctor Who videos chosen by Radio Times.
• Infographic: A Timeline Of The Star Wars Canon.
• The James Webb Space Telescope Looks Like Gold Plated Space Origami.
• The real question is, what kinds of rewards do these Mars frequent flyer miles earn us?
• Star Trek Beyond Photos: New Costumes, New Characters and More!
• Superhero-inspired robotic hand wins UK Dyson award.
• Watch a trailer for The Moon and the Sun.
• Virtual Reality Room Takes One Step Closer to a Real-Life Holodeck.
• You don’t know what the Planetary Society is? Let Bill Nye explain through GIFs.
• Your moment of Zen: Pertwee’s People.