On voting for the Hugos

Since the Spousal Unit and I are attending this year's WorldCon in Kansas City, MO, we get to nominate things for the Hugo awards.  As a librarian who uses the Hugos as suggestions to purchase and/or read, I take this task pretty seriously.  I regret that I haven't really read any short stories, novellas, or novelettes in 2015 (at least none that I remember, but if they were good enough to be nominated, I'd've remembered them. Right?). At first, I thought that I'd only be able to nominate novels, but the more I think on it, I can nominate in other categories, too.

Related works: I take this for nonfiction, so am ready to nominate Jo Walton's What Makes This Book So Great?, a collection of essays and blog entries on re-reading science fiction titles.

Graphic Story: Lumberjanes!!!  Both volumes.  Also Nimona.  I've been throwing Lumberjanes at anyone that will stand still long enough. Friendship to the max!!!

Dramatic presentation, short form: Last week, I binge-listened to Limetown, a 6-plus-several-short-episodes podcast that has been described as "Lost meets X-Files". Totally enthralling. Limetown is a fictional podcast about a reporter, Lia Haddock, who is investigating the disappearance of a doomed research facility in Tennessee.  The link to their page is HERE, and I encourage you to do so.  Episodes 3 and 6 are particularly exciting (I found myself gasping and saying, "Oh No!" and "What!" while listening), and those are my favorites.  But you must listen to all from the beginning. Do it NOW!  I'll wait.....