N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy is about the end of history. At the 2018 Hugo Awards, presented last night at WorldCon 76 in San Jose, California, she made history. “I am on this stage accepting this award for pretty much the same reason as every previous Hugo winner,” Jemisin said. “Because I worked my ass […]
Another year of our Blogging the Nebulas review series came to an end tonight as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced this year’s Nebula Award winners, recognizing the best fiction published in 2017. We’re pleased to say that we’ve improved our average to .500, correctly predicting the Best Novel winner for the […]
Two books to his name, and suddenly, young author Sam J. Miller has proven himself a force to be reckoned with. Last year he released his debut novel for young adults, The Art of Starving, to much acclaim (and a nomination for the Andre Norton and Crawford awards, among others). Now, he’s back with something […]
The nominations for the 2018 Hugo Awards are in, and you’ll excuse us if we’re feeling a slight sense of déjà vu. It’s not only the fact that there’s a fair bit of overlap with this year’s Nebula Awards ballot (particularly in the Best Novella and Best Short Story categories); it’s also the fact that five […]
Today, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America announced the nominees for the 2017 Nebula awards, honoring science fiction and fantasy works—novels, novellas, novelettes, and short stories—published during the prior calendar year. If the Hugo Awards, voted on by fans, are the SFF version of the People’s Choice Awards, the Nebulas are the Oscars, […]