My Hugo Nominees For Best Fan Writer
Mine is mostly a cut and paste of Martin Lewis’ list except I’ve swapped out two of his for two of my own. (I should say that I would normally nominate Requires Hate – but I don’t believe she was as...
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The Hysterical Hamster
I Heart Martin Lewis and this is why…
If you want to understand why I keep banging on about Martin Lewis as a reviewer then read his recent review on Strange Horizons of: Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo....
Read MoreHUGO HUGO HUGO (and best fan writer)
So I’ve just submitted my nominations for the Hugo Awards. I know I can update them over the next few days, but unless something suddenly pops into my head, it’s unlikely I’ll be adding anything. A few days...
Read MoreReview: Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks
Goodreads figures: 15506 ratings at an average of 3.87 So I’m reading Martin Lewis’ blog (Everything Is Nice) and he’s ripping into Hartwell and Cramer’s introduction of a Gregory Benford story.* During...
Read MoreFan Writery Links #1
I’m not good with the whole link salad thing. But as I said in this post, I’m going to spend this year and next linking to the best articles and rants and reviews I come across. I’m calling it fan-writing,...
Read MoreHugo Commentary: Best Fan Writer (long post – tangents included)
As I understand it the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) will be debating this year whether Best Graphic Story should survive as a category or be taken out and shot. There’s actually a number of good reasons why...
Read MoreLet’s Replace the Best Fanzine Category with Best Blog
I know I’m coming late to the party, but while reading this post by Mike Glyer from File 770 I discovered that blogs, such as this one, aren’t actually eligible for a Hugo because, to quote Andrew Trembley,...
Read MoreMy favourite reviewers on the Web
So, following all that kerfuffle last week, I thought I’d mention the reviewers who I read on a regular basis and who inform my book-buying. I’ll go out on a limb here and say that David Hebblethwaite is the best...
Read MoreThe Art of the Mean Review
I’m back from Perth. It was lovely, thanks for asking. While I was away, there were a couple of interesting posts about the art of reviewing. The first one was by Martin Lewis, who celebrated his tenth anniversary as a...
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