Alex (2026 Edition)3d ago
This month I wanted something short for #StandardEbooksBookClub as I'm still ploughing through #HugoAwards reading, so I'm going with The Walls of Jericho by Rudolph Fisher, one of the significant literary figures of the Harlem Renaissance (more on the author here: https://theamericanscholar.org/renaissance-man/).
Renaissance Man - The American Scholar

Doctor, writer, musician, and orator: Rudolph Fisher was a scientist and an artist whose métier was Harlem

The American Scholar
Brisbane in 28 Worldcon BidMay 27
Attending a #Worldcon is not all about panels, talks, science lectures, art show, dealer halls, guest speeches, the #HugoAwards and #SiteSelection. There is also the opportunity to explore a city new to you. Here are a few ideas of things to do in #Brisbane. #MeanjinIn28 #Brisbanein28

The best things to do in Brisb...
The best things to do in Brisbane

Discover the best things to do in Brisbane - from city highlights and free activities to rooftop bars, island escapes, family fun and wild outdoor adventures. Your sunshine-filled Brisbane getaway starts here.

Queensland
The Doctor Who Companion [Unofficial]May 24

Doctor Who’s The Story & the Engine Nominated for 2026 Hugo Award

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2026/05/25/doctor-whos-the-story-the-engine-nominated-for-2026-hugo-award/

Show threadEmmanuel DuboisMay 24
That's where I land, and I'm genuinely curious whether I'm wrong. Does a single Best Novel category still serve the field, or has it outlived its use? Where would you file the genre-benders? I want to hear the case against this as much as the case for it. #HugoAwards #NebulaAwards
Alex (2026 Edition)May 22
Really enjoyed the novella The Apologists by Tade Thompson. If you like London, murder investigations, timey-wimey stuff, and mugs that say FUCK OFF I’M READING then you should definitely read this. Free to read online (and technically counts as #HugoAwards reading too as it’s included in Neil Clarke’s editor packet) https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/thompson_11_25/
The Apologists by Tade Thompson

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Clarkesworld Magazine
OctothorpeMay 21

Octothorpe 160 comes with an exclusive free gift*! We talk a little bit more about the Hugo Awards including the packet, but mostly we dive into our bulging mailbag and read out your letters and comments. Listen here! https://octothorpe.podbean.com/e/160-global-nando-s-correspondents/

*free gift is theoretical/made up

#ScienceFiction #Podcast #HugoAwards #LAconV #Worldcon

KelseyMay 20
Have any Hugo Voters on here gotten approved for A Drop of Corruption through the Netgalley link? I hate NG as distribution for voter packet materials because it tanks my review % when I don't review them, but at least in the past all the links were for immediate download, not to just request the title and hope for the best.
#HugoAwards #SFF
Paweł Ausir DembowskiMay 14

tbh Ada Palmer's Inventing the Renaissance being nominated to Best Related Work Hugo is a bit of a stretch, since it's a pop-history book without much of a connection to SFF beyond the author herself.

But then again, it's a great read so I'm not gonna complain about it being in the voter packet.

#HugoAwards

Alex (2026 Edition)May 13
Finished my #StandardEbooksBookClub read, now on to novella reading for the #HugoAwards.
kevMay 12
Finished The Incandescent for my #HugoAwards reading and I enjoyed the moment I moment, but not sure about the overall structure.