Blinks: Washington Post’s reviews, and Best books of 2017; SF/F for and by Black People; Andy Weir; Alvaro Zinos-Amaro; Scott Edelman

» Washington Post’s Best Books of 2017 include titles by George Saunders and Naomi Alderman; Everdeen Mason’s 5 best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2017 are by David Burr Gerrard, Maggie Shen King, John Kessel, Neal Stephenson & Nicole Galland, and N.K. Jemisin

» Washington Post: Everdeen Mason reviews S.A. Chakraborty, Liz Ziemska, Rachel Neumeier

» The Verge: A Guide to Fantasy and Science Fiction Made for Black People, by Black People

» Salon: Andy Weir’s “Artemis”: A sci-fi crowd pleaser made for the big screen

» Science Friday: How Andy Weir Engineered A Lunar City In ‘Artemis’

» NY Times: Andy Weir: By the Book

» The Atlantic: What Happens If China Makes First Contact?

» Alvaro Zinos-Amaro reviews Blade Runner 2049, with Matthew Kressel; reviews Stephen Baxter and Best American SF and Fantasy at Intergalactic Medicine Show; and essays on literary criticism meeting data analysis at Tor.com

» Scott Edelman dines with Amal El-Mohtar