August 8, 2012 Links and Plugs

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Interviews and Profiles

• Apex Magazine (Maggie Slater) interviews Genevieve Valentine.
• Lightspeed (Andrew Liptak) interviews Ken Liu.
• Lightspeed (Robyn Lupo) interviews Wil McCarthy.
• The Functional Nerds interviews Jules Sherred.
• Kindle Daily Post interviews Amanda Hocking.
• John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Jim C. Hines.
• Dead Robots Society interviews Matthew Wayne Selznick (podcast).
• Brad R. Torgersen interviews Karen Lord.
• Writer Tamago interviews Tiffany Trent.
• Marshall Payne interviews S. K. S. Perry.

Advice/Articles

• Angry Robot Books on Adam Christopher’s Five Favourite Superheroes.
• The Guardian (Damien Walter) on Being male is not a prerequisite for hard SF.
• Tor Books Blog (Adrian Tchaikovsky) on Or from a Great Height: Killing Off Characters in Epic Fantasy.
• Apex Magazine (Jim C. Hines) on Mighty Axes and Beer-Soaked Beards: The Portrayal of Dwarves in Fantasy.
• Staffer's Book Review on When Mainstream Publishers Do SFF.
• Chuck Wendig on 25 Ways To Survive As A Creative Person.
• Barnes and Noble Review (Paul Di Filippo) on Wearing the Poisoned Shirt.
• Locus Roundtable on Jorge Luis Borges and Others.
• L.B. Gale on How to Reboot Batman Right, or Where’s the TV Side of the Superhero Renaissance?

Art

• Fantasy by Kan Muftic.
• 2D Art by Daniel Ljunggren.
• Sci-Fi by Aaron Limonick.
• 10 Classic Novel Covers in 8-bit Form.
• Handsome Covers, Awesome SF: B&N’s “Leatherbound Classics” Series.

News

• Liaden Universe® Audiobook Blitz.
• Take Part In The Neal Asher Ultimate Reading Initiative And Win Prizes.
• Joss Whedon to direct Avengers 2 and develop a new TV show.
• Roland C. Wagner (1960-2012).
• Issue #4 of Inkscrawl.

Events

• Who Girls Calendar signing at Forbidden Planet.
• Norman Spinrad on Hour of the Wolf.

Swallowing a Donkey's Eye by Paul Tremblay

August 9, 2012 Links and Plugs

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Congrats to the World Fantasy Award nominees.

Interviews and Profiles

• Roanoke (Mike Allen) interviews Tiffany Trent.
• John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Lara Zielin.
• RT Book Reviews interviews Jim C. Hines. 
• The Enchanted Inkpot (Leah Cypress) interviews Sarah J. Maas.
• Your Public Media with Elizabeth Bear (podcast).
• BuzzyMag interviews Ellen Kushner (video).

Advice/Articles

• Omnivoracious (Jeff VanderMeer) on World Fantasy Award Finalists Include George R.R. Martin, Jo Walton, and Lavie Tidhar. 
• Justine Larbalestier On Getting Notes From First Readers.
• The King of Elfland's Second Cousin on Some Thoughts on How POV Works.
• Gollancz (Miles Cameron) on Introducing The Red Knight.
• The Awl (Jane Hu) on A Timeline Of Future Events.
• Omnivoracious (Seira Wilson) on Exclusives from Amanda Hocking.
• Kirkus Reviews (John DeNardo) on A Flood of Science Fiction.
• This Is Horror (Simon Marshall-Jones) on The influence of MR James on the horror genre.
• Far Beyond Reality on vN by Madeline Ashby.
• The Qwillery (Alex Hughes) on Crossing Genres.
• SFX (David Bradley) on 5 Things Sci-Fi Shows Should Learn From Eureka.
• The Millions (Allison K. Gibson) on He Hit Send: On the Awkward but Necessary Role of Technology in Fiction.
• NPR on Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels.
• SFWA (Victoria Strauss) on Ebooks Outsell Print! Putting Headlines in Context.

Art

• Travelers of Space by Edd Cartier, 1951.
• Skaar Son of Hulk No. 10.

 News

• Geek Love: An Anthology of Full Frontal Nerdity Call for Submissions.
• James P. Blaylock e-books now available!

The Last Balcony by D.F. Lewis

August 10, 2012 Links and Plugs

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Interviews and Profiles

• John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Kari Sperring.
• The Qwillery interviews K.A. Stewart.
• Hour of the Wolf interviews Norman Spinrad (podcast).
• The Damned Interviews interviews Terry Brooks.
• Fantasy Literature (Rebecca Fisher) interviews Terry Brooks.
• [SFFWRTCHT] A Chat With Author Sam Sykes.
• Salon (Sandy Cohen) interviews Tony Gilroy.
• Fantasy Matters (Mark Schelske) interviews Guy Adams.
• The Robot Reader interviews Cheryl Morgan.

Advice/Articles

• Theodora Goss on Finding the Magic.
• Sigrid Ellis On being a submissions editor.
• Tor.com (Brit Mandelo) on A Diminutive Delight: Cracklescape by Margo Lanagan.
• CNN (Greg Bear) on Why I love Mars.
• The Atlantic (Meghan Lewit) on Why Do Female Authors Dominate Young-Adult Fiction?
• Mary Robinette Kowal (Kat Richardson) talks about Seawitch.
• Kirkus Reviews (Andrew Liptak) on Hugo Gernsback: To Great Heights and Down Again.
• This is Horror on The influence of MR James on the horror genre.
• Orbit (Tim Lebbon) on Horrible Fantasies and Fantastic Horrors.
• Civilian Reader (Jonathan Wood) on Living With The Consequences (or Why I Can No Longer Read the X-Men).
• Book View Cafe (Nancy Jane Moore) on What Kate Wilhelm Is Doing.
• Bar Bones E-zine (Jack Seabrook) on Ray Bradbury on TV Part One: Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Shopping for Death".
• First Second Books (Gina Gagliano) on Publishing vs. Kickstarter.
• The Functional Nerds (Paul Weimer) on Book Review: In Situ, edited by Carrie Cuinn.
• Missions Unknown (Scott A. Cupp) on Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster by Bill Crider, 1996.
• Jo Fletcher Books (Gavin at Gavreads) on I’m Not That Kind of Fantasy Reader.
• Graham Edwards on Dreaming of Mars.
• Flavorwire (Emily Temple) on What Your Favorite YA Series Says About You.
• The Guardian (Sam Jordison) on Reading group: have you fallen under Alan Garner's spell?
• Weird Fiction Review (Nancy Hightower) on The House of Our Nightmares: Night Hunter by Stacey Steers.
• Justine Larbalestier on The Point of Process Porn.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Business Rusch: The Agent Clause (Deal Breakers 2012).
• John Scalzi on An Incomplete Guide to Not Creeping.
• Ambling Along the Aqueduct (Nisi Shawl) on Fluid identities.

Art

• aeternus quiescere.
• Model ships by ikarus.
• Tor.com (Irene Gallo) on Artists Illustrate Heroes and Villains.
• Wallpaper by Cyril Terpent.

News

• Orbit Sale Blooded by by Amanda Carlson for $0.99.
• Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: Mark Gatiss To Write Early Years Drama.
• Tor eBooks Now DRM-Free! Win an entire Tor Library.
• New SF bookstore devoted to rescuing out-of-print sf books and making them into free ebooks.
• Chicon 7 Steps Up Art Activities with ASFA Support.
• Get the First Episode of Scalzi’s The Human Division Early.
• Apex Magazine Closing to Submissions October 1-December 31.
• RIP Roland C. Wagner (1960-2012).

Events

• School's Out Forever! Scott K Andrews at Forbidden Planet.

Synners by Pat Cadigan

August 13, 2012 Links and Plugs

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Interviews and Profiles

• The Coode St. Podcast with Jonathan Strahan, Gary K. Wolfe, and Genevieve Valentine.
• Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Glen Cook.
• Internet Evolution interviews Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross (podcast).
• Odyssey Workshop interviews Jason Heller.

Advice/Articles

• The Steampunk World's Fair (Jeff Mach) on An Open Letter To Steampunk Fandom.
• Locus (Paul Di Filippo) reviews Neal Stephenson.
• Wired Science (Tanya Lewis) on Peanuts, Blackjack and Pee: Strangest Space Mission Superstitions.
• Book View Cafe (Sherwood Smith) on E-Memories dot com.
• Justine Larbalestier on What To Do About Cranky Authors.
• Locus on Top-Earning Authors.
• The Guardian (Alison Flood) on Mars in fiction: the best books.
• Jeff VanderMeer on Notes on Writing: The Perfection of Imperfect Comprehension.

Art

• Heinlein Illos from Boys' Life.
• Pacifica Soldier.
• Vintage Space Suits Ad by ~zaidoigres.
• Sand and dustby *Blinck.

News

• FantasyCon 2012 My Favourite Ghost Story.
• Carlo Rambaldi, the Man Behind the Monsters, 1925-2012.

Permeable Borders by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

August 14, 2012 Links and Plugs

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Interviews and Profiles

• Skiffy and Fanty w/ Stina Leicht and Charles Tan (podcast).
• International Speculative Fiction (Cheryl Morgan) interviews Anne Leinonen.
• Lawrence M. Schoen interviews Alastair Reynolds.
• Geekdad interviews Diane Duane (podcast).
• Lovecraft eZine interviews Jeffrey Thomas (video).
• Blackstone Audio interviews James Sallis (podcast).
• The Agony Column interviews James P. Blaylock (podcast).
• Tor.com (Peter Orullian) interviews Steven Erikson.
• Omnivoracious (Susan J. Morris) interviews Brenda Chapman.

Advice/Articles

• Smart Pop Books (Adam-Troy Castro) on Dear Magneto.
• Orbit (Michael Cobley) on Alien Worlds.
• Inkpunks (Kaolin Fire) on Exploratory Writing.
• The Huffington Post on How To Save Bookstores: 28 Ideas From Existing Locations.
• William Shunn on Differentiating major and minor scene breaks.
• Gail Carriger on Gail's Favorite 5 Industry Resources.
• The Guardian (Ewan Morrison) on In the beginning, there was fan fiction: from the four gospels to Fifty Shades.
• Roger Launius on Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa. 
• Bare Bones e-zine (Jack Seabrook & Peter Enfantino) on Batman in the 1970s Part 31: July, August and September 1974.
• The Functional Nerds (Catherine Russell) on Book Review: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.
• Jane Friedman (Bruce Holland Rogers) on Selling Flash Fiction Via E-Mail—Successfully.

Art

• Concept ships with environments by Layne Johnson.
• The Baron Munchausen by Clo.
• Fracture Image.

News

• Monsters Anonymous by Theresa Derwin.
• Aurora Awards.
• Science Fiction Awards Database.

A Bottle of Storm Clouds by Eliza Victoria