- Smugglers’ Stash & News (The Post-Hugo Nomination Debacle Edition)
The Book Smugglers explain why it matters.
- How the ‘Sad Puppies’ Internet campaign gamed the Hugo Awards
Daily Dot reports.
- Books You Won’t See at the Hugo Awards
Henry looks at what’s been left out.
- Writing this makes my stomach hurt but I feel obligated to say it
Kate on Best Fan Writer
- The Hugos – Voting For and Against
Voting for the health of the Hugos.
- Elizabeth Bear on the Hugos
No slates, please, we’re fannish.
- Hugo Awards Ballot Stuffing Affects Nominations
Comics Alliance puts it bluntly.
- No Longer the World’s Slowest Blog: The Problem with Slate-Voting for Popular Awards Like the Hugos
Laurie Mann puts it briefly.
- Wesley Chu – How this year’s Hugo drama has affected my Worldcon
John W. Campbell finalist puts it on the line.
- This year’s Hugo Award nominees are a messy political controversy
The A.V. Club is very snarky.
- Sci-fi’s right-wing backlash: Never doubt that a small group of deranged trolls can ruin anything (even the Hugo Awards)
Salon reports.
- Signal-Boosting Other Voices In The Hugo Kerfuffle
Andrew’s links roundup.
From the Heart of Europe
Books, politics, languages and life
In fairness, the list describes itself as science fiction and fantasy; the “sf novels” formulation is my hasty abbreviation.