Voting for the 2026 #Hugo awards closes on August 8 at noon PST. Before then, I will repost the nominees for novel, novella, novelette, and short stories (with links where applicable). Read them all, and decide for yourself which you think should get the Hugo! #Books #BookSky #SciFi

I'm reading the 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! SIX PEOPLE TO REVISE YOU by @jrdawson.bsky.social follows Liz as they collect feedback prior to "revision," a process where their body and personality is permanently altered (improved?). Read it at www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-... #BookSky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! In 10 VISIONS OF THE FUTURE; OR SELF-CARE FOR THE END OF DAYS by @samtasticbooks.com a woman sees post-apocalyptic alternative futures and their effects upon her and her partner. Read it at www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v... #BookSky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! LASER EYES AIN'T EVERYTHING by @effies.bsky.social stars a new superhero with the eponymous eyes who still needs a wheelchair, and so still fights ableism...and for traffic circles (yay!). Read it at www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1... #BookSky

Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! In MISSING HELEN by @tiatashiro.bsky.social a woman's ex-husband is marrying her younger clone. Flashbacks review their relationship and her cloning decision. Wonderful narrative twist! Read it at clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/ #BookSky

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I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! WIRE MOTHER by @isabel.kim is a story about a teen girl unable to relate to her mother (traditional) who is digital (UNtraditional), as is 2/3 of the population (and now things get wild!). Read it at clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25/ #BookSky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! IN MY COUNTRY by @thomasha.bsky.social has a conformist man in a dystopia learn from his grown son and daughter how to navigate rebellion. "Listen to what I say. Listen to what I DON'T say." Read it here clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/ #BookSky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo novelette nominees! In THE MILLAY ILLUSION by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social, a woman joins a travelling show with a comedy magic act, but she wants to be a headliner in a world that disdains female illusionists. Read it here www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-... #BookSky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo novelette nominees! NEVER EATEN VEGETABLES by @hhpak.bsky.social mixes charm with hard sci-fi. What happens when a colony ship full of human embryos accidentally has 500 come to term months before planetfall? Read it here clarkesworldmagazine.com/pak_01_25/ #BookSky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo novelette nominees! RAPPORT: FRIENDSHIP, SOLIDARITY, COMMUNION, EMPATHY by @marthawells.com takes place after "Artificial Condition." ART (aka Perihelion) has met Murderbot and is considering this new relationship. Read it here reactormag.com/rapport-mart... #BookSky

I should not repost as it could reduce my chances of winning, but what the hey

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I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo novelette nominees! KAIJU AGONISTES by @scottlynch78.bsky.social recasts history with Godzilla as an alien emissary struggling to save humanity from nuclear disaster. What if a fed-up kaiju hired a PR agent? Read it here www.uncannymagazine.com/article/kaij... #BookSky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo novelette nominees! WHEN HE CALLS YOUR NAME by @catvalente.bsky.social is an imaginative and respectful retelling of a song by Dolly Parton. Do we really know what Jolene wants? Read it here www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when... #BookSky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo novelette nominees! THE GIRL THAT MY MOTHER IS LEAVING ME FOR by @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social includes cloning, surrogacy, body-swapping, bioengineering, lesbian romance, pursuit by evil corporation, and more! Whew! Read it here reactormag.com/the-girl-tha... #BookSky

Hot take: a trllionaire is just a billionaire with sociopathy or narcissistic tendencies. I mean once you have a billion in the bank, wouldn't most people start worrying about how others are doing?

I miss the days when the loudest complaint we had about the president was his suit color. And NGL I thought he looked good in tan. I own a tan suit too. But if you disagree, I support your personal rejection of tan suits as long as you don't ban them for the rest of us. #ObamaAppreciationDay

My stoic teen seized my hand SO HARD when we saw the trail of black ash. When I complained later, he said, "If anything had happened to that little rock alien, I would have murdered everyone in the theater." When I pointed out that I was also in the theater, he repeated himself. 🤣 #ProjectHailMary

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by @amalelmohtar.com is up for best novella. Magic manifests in songs, willows, a river, and the fae in this story about 2 sisters finding their destinies not via heroics but by living and loving. The audiobook plays the music! #booksky

No, no, they wanted a President who wasn't woke.

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! WHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher is up for best novella. #3 in a series, British men travel to a W Virginia coal mine to find a missing man. Victorian era setting with strong Lovecraftian flair, but more rooted in sci-fi horror than occult. #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! THE SUMMER WAR by @naominovik.bsky.social is up for best novella. The daughter and two sons of a Grand Duke are each in turn trapped by his political ambitions or the violent whims of the fae-like "summer folk". Lovely mythic quality to the story. #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! MURDER BY MEMORY by @oliviawaite.com is up for best novella and is the first in a series. On a spaceship travelling for centuries, a woman detective solves a rare murder. Cozy British vibes in a sci-fi setting, including aunts, tea, and knitting. #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! CINDER HOUSE by @freyamarske.bsky.social is up for best novella. A spin on the Cinderella fairy tale, Ella becomes a ghost in the first pages. Nonetheless, she does meet the prince, who is holding a three-day ball. Definitely a fantasy romance. #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! AUTOMATIC NOODLE by @annaleen.bsky.social is up for best novella. A team of robots struggle with self-autonomy, cooking, social media, and anti-robot sentiment in a far-future San Fran noodle shop. Deceptively innocent as it touches on real issues. #booksky

Found Stephen Colbert's new YouTube channel!

We owe all that we have to the selfless Americans, in our own generation and back through time to the Founding, who gave their lives defending our nation.

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying.

@isabel.kim thank you for your newsletter! I didn't know about the PGH Book Fest in Pittsburgh on Sat May 30. Looking forward to hearing you and @scalzi.com speak! And a link for anyone else interested who also didn't know: pghbookfest.org #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! THE EVERLASTING by @alixeharrow.bsky.social starts as an Arthurian-ish romantasy, but unleashes itself a third of the way in. Yes, thoughts on love, but also time, politics, and the power of stories. Amazing use of 1st and 2nd person narrative. #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! A DROP OF CORRUPTION by @robertjbennett.bsky.social is the 2nd in a series. In a world where most tech involves bioengineering, an Imperial detective and her assistant unravel a series of murders in a backwater country. Holmesian "biopunk" vibes! #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! THE RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson is #1 in a trilogy. Eight factions compete for the imperial throne in a world of swords & sorcery. A straightforward scholar becomes embroiled in layers of politics. A page-turner with lovely descriptions. #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! SHROUD by @aptshadow.bsky.social. Two humans crash on a high-gravity moon and struggle to reunite with their expedition. The science feels very solid, with the alien lifeforms fitting logically into the environment. Great, classic sci-fi. #booksky

This is why our current AI is not the solution everyone thinks it is. It's the "unobvious" bits of a job that will defeat the technology.

Happy birthday, David Attenborough! He once directed programming at the BBC and has hosted numerous award-winning nature documentaries, but he’s always stayed down-to-earth, colleagues say

What modern boardgame would you recommend to folks who only know Risk, Monopoly, and Clue? @wight1984.bsky.social ?

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by @nnedi.bsky.social is two interlaced stories. One, about a paraplegic Nigerian-American author living in our near future, is alone worth the read. The other is in the far future when humans are replaced by artificial life. #booksky

May the Fourth be with you!

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social May the Fourth Be With You!!

I keep forgetting my tags! #booksky

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo book nominees! THE INCANDESCENT by @emilytesh.net started as a pleasant little British school slice-of-life (at a magic school), touching on teaching, romance and teen life, before spinning into demonic terrors. If you enjoy roller coasters, read this!

Are Eridians also evidence of carcinization? #projecthailmary www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

Forgot my tags! @emilytesh.net and #hugo

Reading Hugo-nominated THE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh. A demon is speaking to the head teacher at a British school of magic, trying to understand how and why she teaches: "You manipulate his perceptions, to make him stronger. And this satisfies your nature." Can't wait to see how this ends!

There's nothing like getting dumped by a frisky Arab to remind you of your age.... And no, I'm not talking dating, I'm talking horseback riding 🐴

Third day in a row. I think she's moving in!

Calling @georgetakei.bsky.social

TIL there's a capybara on the loose in the UK! This is the important updates I expect from my social media #capybara www.bbc.com/news/article...