Daily Archives: July 6, 2023
That Hugo Nod For Kaiju + Other Related Thoughts
Posted on July 6, 2023 27 Comments
In no particular order: 1. I was — and am! — genuinely surprised by this Hugo nomination. Given that the Worldcon is in China this year, and that the very large majority of attendees will likely be Chinese nationals, I expected that there would be a fair amount of Chinese representation on the final ballot, […]
The Big Idea: Gregory Lynch, Jr.
Posted on July 6, 2023 3 Comments
The story of The Black Scorpions is a story of wartime and those who served in it, but as co-author Gregory Lynch, Jr. tells us in this Big Idea, it’s also a story of families, of fathers and sons, and of waiting until the right elements have come together to finally tell a tale. GREGORY […]
The Kaiju Preservation Society is a 2023 Hugo Award Best Novel Finalist
Posted on July 6, 2023 16 Comments
The official 2023 Hugo Award finalist list is out and I’m delighted to say The Kaiju Preservation Society is on it! I’ll have more to say about this all in a bit, but for now, here’s a link to the entire finalist list on the Chengdu Worldcon site, and, for those who don’t want to […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying