How I would vote now: 2012 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey Deadline by Mira Grant A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin Embassytown by China Mieville Among Others by Jo Walton The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation Leviathan Wakes was a fantastic book. Really awesome space opera. I’ve only read the first three Expanse… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2012 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

How I would vote now: 2017 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Deaths’ End by Cixin Liu Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation If there’s… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2017 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

How I would vote now: 2018 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Provenance by Ann Leckie Raven Strategem by Yoon Ha Lee New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I liked Six Wakes. It was a fun murder mystery… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2018 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

How I would vote now: 2009 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees Little Brother by Cory Doctorow The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi Anathem by Neal Stephenson Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I’ve found that Hugo Award winning / nominated books tend to fluctuate in decade-long waves, in terms of how… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2009 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

If the internet hasn’t labeled me a homophobic, misogynistic, white supremacist yet, I must be doing something wrong.

That is the lesson that I haven taken from the recent blow-up over Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College. Here’s a pretty good rundown of what actually happened, and the way the internet has reacted: If this is truly where our culture is right now—where a thoughtful and measured statement of traditional conservative belief… Continue reading If the internet hasn’t labeled me a homophobic, misogynistic, white supremacist yet, I must be doing something wrong.

How I would vote now: 2019 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation The Calculating Stars actually started out… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2019 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

How I would vote now: 2006 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees Learning the World by Ken MacLeod A Feast For Crows by George R.R. Martin Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Accelerando by Charles Stross Spin by Robert Charles Wilson The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation This is going to be controversial, but I don’t think any of George R.R. Martin’s… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2006 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

How I would vote now: 2023 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

Alright, let’s tackle the most controversial Hugo awards since Sad Puppies 3—and possibly the most controversial Hugos ever! The Nominees Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Kaiju… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2023 Hugo Award (Best Novel)