Nominees Named for 2012 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award
The 2012 Hugo Awards nominations are out, and amongst the typical gritty fantasy and zombie apocalypse novels are Jo Walton's Among Others, which sounds genuinely intriguing.
read moreMorden’s Samuil Petrovitch Series Garners Philip K. Dick Award
Simon Morden's Samuil Petrovitch thrillers: a trilogy set in a post-apocalyptic, near-future London, wins this year's Philip K. Dick Award.
read moreChristopher Priest Whips Out Epeen, Engenders Clarke Award Controversy
Author Christopher Priest whips out his epeen and gets in a nerd rage over the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist. Is it because it's that bad? Or is it because he's not on it this year?
read moreAndrea Hairston’s Redwood and Wildfire Wins 2011 James Tiptree Award
2011 James Tiptree, Jr. Award winner Redwood and Wildfire, by Andrea Hairston, is about a hoodoo woman who migrates from backwoods Georgia north to modern Chicago at the turn of the 20th century.
read moreReview: Redemption in Indigo
A stunning speculative fiction debut -- and a refreshing change from spaceships and swords -- is Karen Lord's novel Redemption in Indigo.
read moreAnthony Shadid’s Memoir, Truth vs. Fact and Life Imitates a William Gibson Novel
A lot of news in the book world recently, not the least of which is the appearance of journalist Anthony Shadid's memoir, House of Stone. Welcome to Random Book News, Volume V or so.
read more2011 Nebula Awards, Arc Magazine and Locus (Print Edition) Online
The 2011 Nebula Award nominees are out, New Scientist mag launches Arc science fiction magazine, and Locus is now available digitally with no DRM
read moreLooking Back on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation
Isaac Asimov's Foundation books, including the sequels and prequels, bookend the author's career and illustrate how he grew as an author and changed with the times.
read moreBack in the Saddle: Thoughts on Connie Willis’ Blackout and All Clear
Having finished Connie Willis' Nebula-winning time travel opus, Blackout and All Clear, it seems to me that All Clear corrects Blackout's foibles, and makes them both worth reading.
read moreRandom News on Books, Vol. II
Theodore Sturgeon award, John Campbell award, obits, a Bob Mould autobio, Alison Bechdel a professor -- all sorts of random news on books.
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