Nominees for the 2010 Nebula Awards were announced recently by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (winners to be announced May 21). Among the nominees are: The Alchemist, Paolo Bacigalupi (Subterranean) and The Lifecycle of Software Objects, Ted Chiang (Subterranean) for best Novella; Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown), Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press; Scholastic UK), Behemoth, Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse; Simon & Schuster UK), and A Conspiracy of Kings, Megan Whalen Turner (Greenwillow) for best YA Sci-Fi.
Best Novel Nominees are:
- The Native Star, M.K. Hobson (Spectra)
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit UK; Orbit US)
- Shades of Milk and Honey, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
- Echo, Jack McDevitt (Ace)
- Who Fears Death, Nnedi Okorafor (DAW)
- Blackout/All Clear, Connie Willis (Spectra)
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Indiebound's February Indie Next list has a lot of people buzzing. There are a number of highly anticipated debuts and award winning authors on this month's list, including:
Hardcover: 496 pages
Publisher: Algonquin Books (February 15, 2011)
Language: English
- Starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, & Booklist.
- Evison's debut novel, All About Lulu, was highly acclaimed & won the Washington State Book Award.
You Know When the Men are Gone, Siobahn Fallon
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (January 20, 2011)
Language: English
- Received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and Library Journal, as well as positive reviews from NY Times and Kirkus.
- debut short story collection.
The Fates Will Find Their Way, Hannah Pittard
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Ecco; First Edition edition (January 25, 2011)
Language: English
- PW starred review, + "critical praise" from the Washington Post.
- author's debut novel
- has won multiple awards for her short stories.
The Weird Sisters, Eleanor Brown
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (January 20, 2011)
Language: English
- PW starred review, + positive reviews from NY Times & Booklist.
- author's debut novel
A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness
Hardcover: 592 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult (February 8, 2011)
Language: English
- Booklist and Library Journal starred reviews.
- author's debut novel
Swamplandia!, Karen Russell
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Knopf; First Edition edition (February 1, 2011)
Language: English
Labels: books, Hypermodern collectible, Indie Next, Nebula
