SF authors like to talk about themselves

I've got a load of links to author interviews clogging up my clipboard, so I thought I'd dump them on you in hopes that some of your favourites are here.

• An Interview With Bestselling Science Fiction Writer Iain M. Banks
• Iain Banks keeps his eyes on the stars and his feet on the ground
• Future looks bright to sci-fi writer Sawyer
• Robert J. Sawyer - Author Interview
• Kevin J. Anderson: On Enemies, Allies, and Sweeping Sagas of Science Fiction
• The coming king of steampunk: Alastair Reynolds interviewed

I've also got a number of essays penned by various SF authors that might also be of interest. Here they are:

• How sci-fi moves with the times
• Samuel R. Delany on racism and science fiction
• Stanley Schmidt: Convergence’ will be the mother of sci-fi wonders
• Ben Bova: Maybe leaders should read more science fiction