Apr 28
For those of you not on Twitter, Facebook or my contacts list, 9 days and three hours ago Sophie Zara Mond was born. Sister to a non plussed Joshi, (the cutest is when he asks her questions expecting answers like ‘Why are you crying?”) Sophie is currently being fed while I type this. They say …
Apr 10
All this talk about Hugos and Novellas and I’ve forgotten to mention that the latest episode of Writer and The Critic was released in late March. I’d like to thank Dave for allowing us to borrow his house for the recording. The table we recorded on was very nice, especially the paisley tablecloth. Oh, and …
Apr 08
OK, enough Hugo talk, let’s get back to them Nebula Awards and specifically the Novellas.
Apr 07
So it’s been over a week since the Hugo’s were announced and we’ve moved from blog posts kvetching about the system to those having a crack at the kvetchers to more meta posts about moving beyond the kvetching altogether. (A) And theres been a post from John Scalzi. What there’s been very little of is …
Apr 03
Yesterday saw another interesting post on this years Hugo ballot by Dribble of Ink’sAidan Moher. In the comments to his well thought out piece, Shan states that: There’s a lot of posting going on this year about the Hugos but it all comes back to the same point: this is a popularity contest. It’s never …
Apr 02
On his blog, Staffer’s Book Review, Justin Landon describes the Hugo Awards as utter twaddle. I understand the frustration. One look at this years ballot and you can’t but be overcome by a feeling of deja vu. The titles of the novels or stories might be different, but the names look awfully familiar. Yes, there’s …
Mar 31
You’d think that with the Hugo nominees being announced today I’d get on the bandwagon and put in my two bobs worth. But jingoism precludes any sort of international award and so the Ditmar ballot comes first. (1) I know I’d rather be cynical and sarcastic, but what a great novel list. Sea Hearts, Bitter …
Mar 21
Last night or early this morning (all I know is it was in my inbox this morning) the Aurealis Awards nominees were announced. Some brief thoughts: (1) I see 6 science fiction novels, 4 of which are written by women. Wasn’t it proven on the internet with maths that women don’t write science fiction? (2) …
Mar 18
Seven novelettes were nominated for the Nebulas this year and I have to say that apart from one dud they’re a shiny crop of stories. Moreso then the nominated short fiction, I expect to see a few of these novelettes appear on the Hugo ballot.
Mar 17
While I genuinely don’t have a horse, dog or other animal in this race, I’m fascinated by the whole Veronica Mars Kickstarter thing. So fascinated that I’ve got some questions(1). (A) Is Warner Brothers actually going to put any money into this venture? (B) Assuming that WB isn’t providing a cent, did Rob Thomas actually …
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