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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · Mar 15

Is it too early to start talking about what we're going to nominate at NEXT YEAR's Hugos? The ones in 2026?

#HugoAwards @laworldcon.bsky.social

The beginnings of our annual list: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/03/open...

Uncanny April 2025 - has the story 10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days

Cover of The Artistry of Magic by Helen De Cruz

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 6h

Massive congratulations!

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 10h

Immense congratulations to every finalist and winner and OH MY GOD TEAM @podcastle.org ! Amazing work!

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 13h

Oh, hello

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Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.social · 13h

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a wonderful lovely game one that I love so much and I’m so glad that it came out when it did and was received so well ——— but let’s not forget the wonderful lovely JRPG games that came before it and deeply inspired the developers to craft this game.

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 8h

The best kind of review helps you find new ways to appreciate art.

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A ★★★★ review of TRON: Legacy (2010)

“A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they look like? Ships? Motorcycles? Were the circuits like freeways? I kept dreaming of a w...

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 9d

For @strangehorizons.bsky.social 25th anniversary, I spoke about my (almost) decade at the magazine, its anarchic nature, changes in the genre space, editing SFF non-fiction, and how the extractivism special issue came to be imagined (starts at 1 hr 24 mins):

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Celebrating 25 Years with The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective

In this special episode of Strange Horizons at 25, Senior Podcast Editor Kat Kourbeti and Editor Michael Ireland welcome current members of the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective for a series of…

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 10h

Gonna be blunt. If The Sentence by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social had been a Hugo finalist, it would have been the top of my ballot.

It’s really fantastic to see @theignyteawards.bsky.social honour this truly superb novel.

I hope this gets it in front of more readers.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 14h

Oh yeah, I have a short story about this very scenario (well, trying to prevent it from happening). The research was both fun and horrifying?? Mostly horrifying actually. Less fun.

IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 2d

Low Earth orbit is filling up. Not just with #satellites, but also with dangerous, tumbling debris. As they collide, they multiply. If we do nothing, satellites will crash, creating chaos on Earth below. Meet the people trying to prevent this disaster. spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-synd...

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 11h

IIRC there’s a US edition in spring 2026?

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novella? LOST ARK DREAMING by @suyidavies.com

2025 Winner Outstanding Novella: LOST ARK DREAMING by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 11h

So deserved. One of my fave books of the past few years. Smart, engaging, thoughtful.

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 13h

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel-Adult is THE SENTENCE by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

2025 Winner Outstanding Novel - Adult: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 13h

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel-Adult is THE SENTENCE by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 17h

I want to add that the author was a super cool dude. Born into slavery, became a lawyer and practiced civil rights cases in Raleigh North Carolina. Ran for congress.

The book depicts the integration of the labour union movement being integral to getting workers rights for Black Americans.

An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 1d

Fair enough. I’ve never seen that.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 1d

Shoulda known @scottmendelson.bsky.social would put it better than I ever could. "Moldy IP leftovers" made me LOL:

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Why Predictable Box Office Bombs Like 'Tron: Ares' Hurt Everyone

Theaters are forced to subsist with inferior IP leftovers, while studios get to blame “Nobody goes to the movies!” and/or “Go woke, go broke” for predictable flops.

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 1d

I sort of love Tron Legacy. It’s just so epic looking. And I kind of dig the weird story.

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 1d

Does anyone actually like Jared Leto as an actor? Is there a single movie that was improved by his presence?

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry to disagree: The Matrix is the best Tron update.

An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 1d

If it had a good script and a lead actor who isn’t a douchebag, then I swear to jah it would have been a success.

Problem is that the biggest Tron fan I know saw it and his reaction was “it just made me sad to see a movie this bad branded as a Tron movie.”

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 1d

I'm perplexed at watching pundits in the trades struggling to explain Tron Ares' disappointing opening.

Was it covid? Do people just not like science fiction? etc. etc.

The main reason is pretty obvious: Tron isn't a popular franchise. Nobody's interested in nostalgia for a failed 1980s project.

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 1d

That makes sense. I like clear, unambiguous rules that brook no middle ground.

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 2d

We loved recognizing some of our favorite Los Angeles landmarks in the newest Wonder Man trailer that dropped earlier today!

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 2d

First look at the ‘Wonder Man’ film in the Disney+ ‘WONDER MAN’ series.

The series will follow Simon Williams as he auditions for a role in a reboot of the classic ‘Wonder Man’ film.

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for clarifying that. It's helpful to know.

An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 2d

"Digital media, empowered by the serum of algorithmic feeds, has become super-television: more images, more videos, more isolation. Home-alone time has surged as our devices have become more bottomless feeds of video content."

www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...

Everything Is Television

A theory of culture and attention

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 2d

This book is pretty short. Does that make it YA?

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 2d

Of all the works ever shortlisted for a Hugo Award, possibly the most difficult to read or watch is Murder and the Android.

Your best opportunity to watch it will be during LAcon V next summer in Los Angeles.

The story about it is utterly wild. Strap in.

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 2d

It's really kind of great.

@yarntheory.bsky.social is one of the writers I keep expecting to be a Hugo finalist.

Joshua Justice // Ghost Tropic @ghosttropic.org · 17d

This collection of interconnected short stories by @yarntheory.bsky.social is nominated for the Ursula K. Le Guin prize (for good reason). The final story is easily my favorite. Highly recommended!

Hand holding a book by Ursula Whitcher called North Contient Ribbon. The cover depicts a sprawling green landscape with an elevated railway leading to a tower. There’s a lake next to it and some white birds. In the bottom center is someone in a green cloak with their back turned.

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