Bitter Empire

  • Critic
  • Lawyer
  • SciTech
  • Endings
  • 
  • 
  • 
critic

On Sad Puppies, The Nebula Awards, And Jeff VanderMeer’s ‘Annihilation’

May 12, 2015 by Lyda Morehouse 3 Comments

Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer Nebula Award Nominee Shirley Jackson Award Nominee There has been some talk in the science fiction community that the next target for the Sad Puppies might be the Nebulas. For myself, I highly doubt it. First of all, even though it takes far fewer votes1 to get on the Nebula ballot, the…

Filed Under: Critic Tagged With: annihilation, jeff vandermeer, nebula, sad puppies, shirley jackson

Share this post

tell a friend

My Year Of Speculative Fiction: An Introduction

March 9, 2015 by Lyda Morehouse 2 Comments

This seems to be the year of the reading challenge. In February, parts of the Internet exploded over K. Tempest Bradford’s suggestion that people try to stop reading straight, white, cis, male writers for a year. I got involved in this dust-up because I really don’t think it should be hard to read science fiction…

Filed Under: Critic Tagged With: futuredyke, maplecroft, memory of water, nebula, speculative fiction

Share this post

tell a friend

Editor’s Choice

  • Thank God Ambitious Bootleggers Preserved A David Bowie and Stevie Ray Vaughan RehearsalThank God Ambitious Bootleggers Preserved A David Bowie and Stevie Ray Vaughan Rehearsal
  • Hallucinogens For Existential AngstHallucinogens For Existential Angst
  • The Advantages Of Having A Steel HomeThe Advantages Of Having A Steel Home
  • Record Of The Week: Panda Bear Meets The Grim ReaperRecord Of The Week: Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
  • The End of the Famous Tuesday ReleasesThe End of the Famous Tuesday Releases

I’m A Bitter

  • Critic
  • Lawyer
  • SciTech
  • Endings

More From Bitter Empire

  • We Aren’t Really Going To Review The New Surfer Blood RecordWe Aren’t Really Going To Review The New Surfer Blood Record
  • From The Desk Of Your Bitter EditorsFrom The Desk Of Your Bitter Editors
  • Valentine S.O.S.Valentine S.O.S.
  • This Week In The War On Women: Yes, We’re Still At WarThis Week In The War On Women: Yes, We’re Still At War
  • The Halcyon Days When Scandals, Gaffes, and Flubs Ended Presidential CampaignsThe Halcyon Days When Scandals, Gaffes, and Flubs Ended Presidential Campaigns
  • About Us
  • 
  • 
  • 