And here is our weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with rememberances of H.P. Lovecraft, Sasquan con reports as well as the 2015 Hugo results and analysis thereof.
Speculative fiction in general:
- S.H. Jucha talks about the connection between science fiction and science.
- John DeNardo shares his seven favourite works of hacker science fiction.
- Suzanne Johnson talks about the influence Hurricane Katrina had on fiction.
- The participants of the latest SF Signal Mind Meld share their favourite obscure books.
- Ainee Nizami recommends some science fiction novels by women writers to read.
- Tricia Sullivan explains why so many women writers seem to vanish from science fiction.
- Erin Kissane discusses why the casual sexism in many works of fiction and non-fiction is so painful for women readers.
- Ted Gioia profiles Alice B. Sheldon a.k.a. James Tiptree Jr.
- Olivia Weng profiles this year's Hugo winner Liu Cixin.
- The Rapid City Journal profiles John Scalzi.
- Adam Rowe shares six brilliant science fiction takes on Arthurian legend.
- Landon Porter dissects comic relief characters and wonders why so few of them actually work.
- M.D. Jackson talks about weddings in science fiction and fantasy.
- S. Liam Meilleur analyses the diversity of the fiction found in several science fiction magazines and reports his findings.
- Natalie Zutter discusses the importance of making race explicit in YA fantasy.
- Philip Eil talks about the unlikely renaissance of H.P. Lovecraft.
- The Bowery Boys discuss H.P. Lovecraft's time in Brooklyn and his dislike for the borough and its residents.
- Ben Guarino explains who Hugo Gernsback still matters 131 years after he was born.
- Laurence Cawley reports about a conference on werewolf lore in the UK.
- Doris Lessing was trailed by the MI5 for twenty years.
- A.L. Kennedy shares her appreciation for Doctor Who.
- Janet Stemwedel discusses the philosophy behind the Kobayashi Maru test of Star Trek fame.
- Matthew Catania discusses 10 fictional heroes who are really bad at their jobs.
- Foz Meadows talks about the perfect hair problem involving women in visual media.
- James H. Burns shares his appreciation for the late Yvonne Craig.
Awards and Hugo debate:
- After months of controversy, the 2015 Hugo Awards have been awarded to the shedding of canine tears.
- The winners of the Big Heart and First Fandom Awards have also been honoured during the Hugo ceremony.
- Following the Hugo ceremony, George R.R. Martin handed out the Alfie Awards to those who'd been kept off the Hugo ballot due to slate nominations.
- The winners of the 2015 Chesley Awards have been announced as well.
- Finally, the winners of the Golden Duck Awards have also been announced.
- The full Hugo nomination and voting data may be found here.
- Chaos Horizon and Nicholas Whyte offer a preliminary analysis of the Hugo results.
- Aaron Pound also offers a detailed analysis of the Hugo results.
- Andrew Liptak and Natalie Luhrs show what the 2015 Hugo ballot might have looked like without canine interference.
- Tegan Moore shares her experiences at the Hugo ceremony.
- Craig Engler also shares his experiences at the Hugo ceremony.
- George R.R. Martin also shares his experiences at the Hugo ceremony.
- Jennifer Brozek discusses the Hugos from the POV of an unwitting slate nominee.
- Ann Leckie shows what a gracious Hugo loser looks like.
- Colin Dwyer weighs in on the Hugos.
- Abigail Nussbaum shares her thoughts on the 2015 Hugo Awards.
- Chris Meadows offers an extensive postmortem of the Hugos
- Alison Herman offers a summary of the Hugo controversy.
- Amy Wallace offers a lengthy summary of the 2015 Hugo controversy and explains why it matters.
- Rose Fox responds to Amy Wallace.
- Eric Flint responds to Amy Wallace as well.
- C. Joshua Villines shares his thoughts about the Hugo results.
- Damien Walter points out that the 2015 Hugo results are a win for diversity.
- Aliette de Bodard points out that the 2015 Hugo results are also a step forward for Non-Anglophone SFF.
- Foz Meadows tackles the puppy accusation that the Hugos are more concerned with diversity than quality.
- Andrew Wheeler compares the backlash to increasing diversity in SFF to the reactions to increasing diversity in comics.
- Adam-Troy Castro explains what the puppy loss means and does not mean.
- Tasha Robinson wonders whether the puppies really lost as decisively as it seems, considering they forced all of fandom to deal with them.
- Peter Suderman points out that science fiction fans have always been fighting and splitting into fractions.
- Jack Graham attempts to analyse the puppy mindset.
- Matthew Foster points out that the Hugo results show that fandom decided to tell the puppies they were being dicks.
- John Scalzi points out that being a jerk about the Hugos wasn't really an effective strategy for the puppies.
- Chuck Wendig also points out that the reason the puppies did so badly was that they behaved like jerks.
- Camestros Felapton offers a comprehensive timeline of the Hugo Awards uproar.
- The international edition of the German zine Zauberspiegel offers a special edition with articles from various POV on the Hugo debate.
- Jennings Brown points out that the Hugos are really, really white.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Chuck Wendig shares his writing process.
- Elena Linville talks about tackling the writer's worst enemy, self-doubt.
- David B. Coe talks about creating a nemesis for your protagonist.
- Edward M. Erdelac talks about using empathy in fiction.
- James Gurney talks about giving your world a lived-on look. Mainly aimed at artists, but useful for writers as well.
- Leah Schnelbach explains why Ray Bradbury was the best writing teacher anybody could wish for.
- Joshua Palmatier explains how to create an anthology.
- Warren Ellis explains why he chose to self-publish.
- David Neth talks about using photos to promote your book.
- John Doppler discusses the threat of Kindle counterfeiting.
- eBooks are Forever shares a primer on library perceptions for indie authors.
Interviews:
- Uncanny Magazine interviews Alyssa Wong.
- Victoria Law interviews Zen Cho.
- Cecilia D'Anastasio interviews Samuel R. Delany.
- Liz Bourke interviews Melanie Rawn.
- Stephen H. Segal interviews Fran Wilde.
- Pavarti K. Tyler interviews Susan Kaye Quinn.
- M.J. Franklin interviews Andy Weir.
- Sharon Stogner interviews Kim Harrison.
- The G. interviews Aliette de Bodard.
Reviews:
- Aaron Pound reviews The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin.
- Andrew Liptak reviews Updraft by Fran Wilde.
- Elena Linville reviews Linesman by S.K. Dunstall.
- Red Star Reviews reviews Avarice by Annie Bellet.
- Judy Goodwin reviews Hounded by Kevin Hearne.
- Nick Sharps reviews Randoms by David Liss.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Zer0es by Chuck Wendig.
- Tommy Muncie reviews Revolver by Michael Patrick Hicks.
Crowdfunding:
- John Scalzi is running a charity drive for Con or Bust. If the goal is reached, he will create an audio version of the parody e-book John Scalzi Is Not A Very Popular Author And I Myself Am Quite Popular by Theophilus Pratt.
- Calamityware dinner plates, a set of traditional Delft-style plates featuring images like Cthulhu or UFO attacks, is looking for funding.
- Purge: Past Unspoken, a graphic novel by Roosevelt Pitts Jr., is looking for funding.
- Metal Made Flesh 2, a graphic novel by Simeon Ashton and Jeremy Briggs, is looking for funding.
Con reports:
- Mike Glyer reports from Sasquan, the 2015 Worldcon, in Spokane, Washington.
- Patrick Hester also reports from Sasquan.
- Howard Tayler shares his impressions of Sasquan.
- Nick Mamatas shares his experiences at Sasquan.
- Rachel Acks liveblogs the Worldcon business meeting.
- George R.R. Martin talks about the Hugo Losers Party he hosted at Sasquan and also talks about the history of the party.
- David Gerrold shares his Guest of Honour speech held at Sasquan.
- Kate Elliott discusses her experience at Sasquan and shares her thoughts on diversity panels.
- Tobias Buckell shares his thoughts and experiences regarding diversity panels.
- Nigel Bird shares his experiences at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
- Watch videos of several panels at NecronomiCon 2015 in Providence, RI.
Science and technology:
- The tumultous heart of our galaxy.
- An astronomer wants to find alien life by detecting radiation from light sails.
- Stephen Hawking has a new theory about black holes.
- Check out these vintage versions of various modern technologies.
Free online fiction:
- "The Rainbow Flame" by Shveta Thakrar at Uncanny Magazine.
- "Ghosts of Home" by Sam J. Miller at Lightspeed.
- "That Seriously Obnoxious Time I Was Stuck at Witch Rimelda's One Hundredth Birthday Party" by Tina Connolly at Tor.com.
- Part 6 of Oasis by Floyd Looney.
- Chapter 4 of "Tome of Battle", part 88 of The Descendants by Landon Porter.
Odds and ends:
- Watch new footage from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Watch a trailer for season 2 of Gotham.
- Watch a trailer for Ash versus the Evil Dead.
- Watch a trailer for The Final Girls.
- Watch a trailer for Scouts Guide to the Apocalypse.
- Watch a spoof trailer for Star Wars as directed by Ken Loach.
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