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More Short Fiction News
For those of you who weren't Hugo nominators last year or where too shy to ask the author for a reading copy you can now buy The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard as stand alone novella. More info at the author's websiteThis was one of my favorite Novellas of 2015. I wrote: "Set in De Bodard’s Xuya universe this story features a ( Read more... ) -
Some Short Fiction Recs
"Extracurricular Activities" by Yoon Ha Lee A fun twisty story with spies and secret missions. It's set in the same world as Ninefox Gambit, but stands alone. I just love how the author sketches characters and societies with a few key details.
"And In Our Daughters, We Find a Voice" by Cassandra Khaw creepy dark little mermaid re-telling ( ( Read more... ) -
Reading Goal Update
I've decide to modify my non-fiction reading goal for 2017. My original goal was to read 10 academic monographs in 2017. However I was struggling to define academic monograph and also had some books I didn't think counted that I wanted to read on my shelf. So after talking it over with some friends I've decided to change the goal to 12 scholarly ( Read more... ) -
Guest Post at Earl Grey Editing
Today I'm over at Earl Grey Editing with an update on YA award process and little bit about my experience with WSFS.
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My Favorite Short Fiction of 2016
My post about my favorite shorts of 2016 is up at Lady Business today. Please check it out, especially if you are nominating for awards this year.
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Quick Short Story Rec
I've finally started reading some 2017 short fiction (it only took an month an a half). I quite enjoyed "Microbiota and the Masses: A Love Story" by S.B. Divya Its a sweet story that features microbiology and ecological remediation. Anyways its nice to feel a bit less rushed about my short fiction reading.
Crosspost from: short fictionDrive By Short Fiction Rec: The Starlit Wood Anthology
I'm experimenting with shorter but hopefully more frequent rec posts instead of the monthly round ups. We'll see how it goes.
Anyways I got a copy of The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales ed. Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe out for the library and thought I should mention it here. Now I have been picking a choosing what to read in this, but ( Read more... )What I'm Not Reading for Hugo Nomination Season
So Hugo nomination season is open. I've been ordering holds from the library and even bought a couple of books so I can read lots of 2016 work before nominations close in March. Anyways during this process I've also decided to not read a couple of things that are probably really good and well done, but aren't what I want to be reading.
The Ballad ( Read more... )Hugo Award Nomination is Open
So this morning when I checked my email I found my Hugo login (they aren't using PINs this year). It is exciting! But also there is still a lot I want to read. Who else is nominating this year? If you get a supporting membership to Worldcon 75 in Helsinki by the end of the month you can join the nomination fun too. (Nomination is totally my ( Read more... )2016 reading report and 2017 reading goals
Goodreads tells me I read 105 books in 2016. This imperfect especially as I was a bit inconstant about how I counted manga a graphic novels. I also seem to have counted one book I abandoned in disgust. Anyways this many fewer books than I've read in any other year where I have full goodreads count. I'm going to blame this on baby N as this was my ( Read more... )