The back-to-school vibes caught us in September, as a lot of WWAC Readers enjoyed books about teens this month! We’ve got horror, adventure, romance, nuanced fantasy world-building, and a philosophical look at bookselling and society. And as always, we’ve got magnificent taste.
Current and Kind: Light From Uncommon Stars and Other Speculative Fiction to Restore and Revive
Sometimes I want to escape to the stars, or to the future, or to a magical land where people are just cozily, reliably nice to each other. Luckily, I’m not alone in this wish, as a current wave of speculative fiction is prioritizing kindness in its characters. Here’s a list of current books with plots…
2021 Hugo Award Reviews: The Pill/Monster
Thank you for joining us once again as WWAC continues its trip through the 2021 Hugo Award finalists with reviews of two more stories in the Best Novelette category…
2021 Hugo Award Reviews: Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse/Little Free Library
With the pandemic having delayed this year’s Worldcon until December, the 2021 Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy will be handed out a little later than usual. Whatever changes may take place, Women Write About Comics shall be continuing its tradition of reviewing the prose finalists while SF/F readers the world over await the…
2019 Hugo Award Reviews: Novelettes
Welcome to the second of our series examining the prose stories that are competing at this year’s Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy. The previous post covered the Best Short Story category. Now, let us raise the wordcount and enter Best Novelette, honouring stories of between 7,500 and 17,500 words in length…