September 21, 2012 Links and Plugs

Interviews and Profiles

• Hour of the Wolf interviews Mary Robinette Kowal (podcast).
• Squeaky Books interviews Cindy Pon.
• Variation Selection Inheritance interviews Nancy Fulda (podcast).
• My Bookish Ways interviews Laura Bickle.
• Jim C. Hines interviews Pearl North.
• The Qwillery interviews Jay Kristoff.
• [SFFWRTCHT] A Chat With Author and Editor Cat Rambo.
• Far Beyond Reality interviews Cat Rambo.
• Travis Heermann interviews Nick Mamatas.
• Tor.com (Gabrielle Gantz) interviews John Anealio.
• SF Squeecast with Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, and Catherynne M. Valente, Jay Lake and Sarah Monette (podcast).
• Chuck Wendig interviews Gareth Powell and Dylan Brody.

Advice/Articles

• Cynthia Sheppard on Painting Process: The Making of "Omens". 
• Black Gate (Sarah Avery) on Teaching and Fantasy Literature: Meeting Them Halfway.
• Mike Brotherton on What If Science Fiction Actually Involved Science? 
• The Book Smugglers (Sarah Beth Durst) on Inspirations & Influences.
• Mary Robinette Kowal (Michael Cassutt) talks about Heaven’s War. 
• Graham Edwards on Writing the ride at Alton Towers.
• SFX on Top 10 Fantasy Film Franchises Waiting To Happen.
• Sci-Fi Fan Letter on If I Had ALL the Time in the World.
• The Qwillery on Unusual Covers - September 20, 2012.
• Tor.com (Thom Dunn) on 10 Great Alternative (Fictional) Political Leaders.
• WhatCulture! (Stuart W. Bedford) on New Batman Movie: 10 Ways to Reboot Nolan’s Batman Continuity.
• BuzzFeed (Katie Notopoulos) on L. Ron Hubbard's Weird Music Career.
• Angela Slatter on There is no secret handshake.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on Content is King.
• The Guardian (Damien Walter) on The weird deserves recognition as a major literary movement.

Reviews

• The Examiner (Josh Vogt) reviews The Corpse-Rat King.
• The Examiner (Josh Vogt) reviews Yesterday's Hero.

Art

• Concept environments with ships by Ling Xiang.
• Dragon Rider by Derrick Song.
• 15 Best Artworks Influenced by the Hobbit.

News

• Amazon Is The Most Lucrative eBook Sales Channel.
• Warren Ellis writing a non-fiction book.
• Weirdfictionreview.com’s Best of 2012: Will Your Book Be Considered?

Events

• John Kessel and S.G. Browne to read at October KGB Fantastic Fiction.
• Catch Cat Valente on Tour for The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland.
• Octopodicon 2012.
• Iain M. Banks global launch event for The Hydrogen Sonata.

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