Links!

• The 2014 Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist has been released, and HEAVENS TO BETSY, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LADIES ON IT.
• At the Guardian: Sofia Coppola to direct live-action Little Mermaid adaptation. And yes, they're going with the original, depressing, tragic-ass ending.
• Book trailer: William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back!
• Lots of YA in the third Humble Bundle eBook Bundle, including Holly Black, Cory Doctorow, Scott Westerfeld, and the Zombies vs. Unicorns anthology.
• Speaking of good YA, dirt cheap: the Kindle version of Terry Farish's The Good Braider is $1.99 today.
• Mashable: The 25 Best Tumblr Accounts for Book Nerds.
• Yet another March Madness Event: the Tournament of Sidekicks. LAUNCHPAD MCQUACK!
• I really loved Midwinterblood, but Mac Barnett's takedown of it is hilarious. (And his reasoning is both sound and convincing.)
• Want a Doctor Who Lego set?
• New fave Pinterest board: Pointlessly Gendered Products. Fairy Hearts... SAUSAGES. Also, Diva vegetables. I don't even.