Legend says he’s still reading lists of books to this day. JW Wartick has read all of the Hugo-winning novels, but he’s also read all the Nebula winners, and all the Hugo-nominated novels. To say he’s a voracious reader is to vastly understate the case.
But he’s also my friend, and I asked him to chat with me about what the experience of reading all these books has been like, and to drop a few recommendations for the rest of us mortals for worthy reads on the nominees list, or books that missed the cut entirely but are worth looking at.
JW also blogs extensively about his reading, and I put him on my nomination ballot for Best Fan Writer. Check his stuff out and join me in nominating him next year!
Notes & Links:
JW’s blog: https://eclectictheist.wordpress.com/
Nebulugo Book Club Discord Server (for discussing the Hugo and Nebula-winners): https://discord.gg/nHpTftWd
(The Link above expires in 7 days, but feel free to ask me for a new one.)
SF Lists page JW referenced: http://scifilists.sffjazz.com/index.html
JW’s non-winner (sometimes non-nominee) picks:
- Octavia Butler Parable of the Sower/Parable of the Talents
- Dying Inside, by Robert Silverberg
- Brittle Innings, by Michael Bishop
- The Planet Buyer (Norstrilia), by Cordwainer Smith
- When Gravity Fails, by George Alec Effinger
- Squares of the City, by John Brunner
- The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks
- The Year of the Quiet Sun, by Wilson Tucker
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Hi, why do you say the Harry Potter books fell out of favor for good reason?
I suppose one could question if it was for a good reason. JK Rowling has ruffled a lot of feathers with her apparently anti-trans statements. And since she’s a popular author, they haven’t gone unnoticed.