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

Posted on August 26, 2015 by PipedreamerGrey in Tidbits // 0 Comments

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

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Floppy Disks, Trackballs and Netscape: A Look Back At All the Outdated Technology From the First Mission: Impossible.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