It's nomination time again.

I've been thinking about the Hugos lately, and about whether the sets of nominees and winners in recent memory represent what I appreciate about the contemporary SFF genre. I've been thinking about what sorts of books and stories and such tend to win, and how often I've been disappointed by both the shortlists and the ( Read more... )

In the famous words of the inimitable Granny Weatherwax: "I aten't dead!" Seriously, I wish I'd had a piece of card with that inscription to hang around the neck of this here Livejournal for the past couple of weeks. You certainly couldn't tell by my posting habits that any pulse remained ( Read more... )

The Hugos have been announced! I'm including a list of the winners below the cut for those of you who might not have seen yet:

( And the 2008 Hugo award winners are... )