The month of April is half finished, and I suspect I’m not the only one wondering how a month could rush by so fast. Whether we are busy with work, family, or creative endeavors it seems there is little time for recreation, and the time we do have is easily sucked away by less intentional sinks, like the exhausted scroll of social media, so while I have been anxiously awaiting the latest Volume of Writers of the Future, I admit I was reticent and slow to start reading my ARC copy. I knew it would be good based on past volumes, but my fatigue and the demands of my ever-refilling list of projec ..read more

The winner of the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award for distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2023 in the USA is: These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs (Orbit) Special Citation was awarded to The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman (Tin House) The PKD Award was presented at Norwescon 46, March 28-31. Our congrats to the winners and all the nominees. Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon (Apex) Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey (Orbit) Wild Spaces by S. L. Coney (Tordotcom) Where Rivers Go to Die by Dilman Dila (Rosarium ..read more

The British Science Fiction Association has announced the winners of the BSFA Awards for works published in 2022. In the Best Novel category the winner is The Green Man’s Quarry by Juliet McKenna (Wizard Tower). Our congrats to Juliet McKenna and all the nominees: Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell (Titan) Airside by Christopher Priest (Gollancz) HIM by Geoff Ryman (Angry Robot) Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (Gollancz) See the winners for all categories over on Locus. What do you think of this result ..read more

The 2024 Hugo Award finalists have been announced. The noms in the Best Novel category are: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager; Harper Voyager UK) The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom) Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK) Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK) Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom; Orbit UK) Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom) See the full list of noms in all categories on the Locus website. Our congrats to all the finalists. What do you think of this crop of books? Any fa ..read more

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2024 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey) The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson (Android) Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood) The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout (Harper) Our congrats to all the nominees ..read more

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have released the final ballot for the 2023 Nebula Award. The noms in the Novel category are: The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom) The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang (Tordotcom; Solaris UK) Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK) The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK) Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (DAW; Gollancz) Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom) Locus has the complete list of nominees in all categories. What looks good to you ..read more

The British Science Fiction Association has announced the shortlist for the 2023 BSFA Awards. The Green Man’s Quarry by Juliet McKenna (Wizard Tower) Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell (Titan) Airside by Christopher Priest (Gollancz) HIM by Geoff Ryman (Angry Robot) Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (Gollancz) See Locus for the complete shortlists in all categories. The winners will be announced at Levitation, this year’s Eastercon, which runs March 29 – April 1, 2024 at Telford International Centre and online ..read more

The Horror Writers Association has announced the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot. The finalists for Superior Achievement in a Novel are: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga) How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Berkley) Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga) Lone Women by Victor LaValle (One World) Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig (Del Rey) See Locus for the nominees in all categories. Our congrats to all the finalists ..read more

Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton St. Martin’s Press | April 9, 2024 From the creator of Mickey7, soon to be a major motion picture titled Mickey17 directed by Oscar award-winning Bong Joon Ho starring Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo, comes Edward Ashton‘s newest standalone book, Mal Goes to War. The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He’s not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humani ..read more

The 2024 Philip K. Dick Award nominees have been announced: Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon (Apex) The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman (Tin House) Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey (Orbit) Wild Spaces by S. L. Coney (Tordotcom) Where Rivers Go to Die by Dilman Dila (Rosarium) These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs (Orbit) The award is presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction originally published in paperback form in the United States from the previous calendar year. The winner will be announced at Norwescon 46, March 28-31, 2024 in Seattle, WA. Have yo ..read more