About this episode

The episode reviews the nominees for the Hugo Awards in the categories of Best Novelette and Best Graphic Story or Comic.

Welcome to The AsimovCast! Shorts bursts of joy, thoughtfulness and inspiration from the works of Isaac Asimov. Follow me @asimovcast on BlueSky and Instagram. E-mail to asimovcast@gmail.com. Thanks to @Spurz for our logo! We're into Hugo season! For this episode, Tessa, Ryan (@silberwhatever) and Lozy (@lozymandias) are reviewing the Best Novelette and Best Graphic Story or Comic. There is... Not insignificant amounts of ranting. Best Novelette “Kaiju Agonistes” by Scott Lynch “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak “Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” by Martha Wells “The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For” by Cameron Reed “The Millay Illusion” by Sarah Pinsker “When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M. Valente Best Graphic Story or Comic: Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman and Mattia de Iulis A Girl and Her Fed by KB Spangler and Ale Presser A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin and Fred Fordham The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard The Space Cat by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford

People in this episode

Host: Lozy

Guests: Tessa, Ryan

Topics covered

• Hugo Awards
• Best Novelette
• Best Graphic Story
• Isaac Asimov
• Science Fiction
• Literature

Keywords

• Hugo Awards
• Best Novelette
• Best Graphic Story
• Isaac Asimov
• Science Fiction
• Literature
• podcast
• reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Kaiju Agonistes, Never Eaten Vegetables, Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy, The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, The Millay Illusion, When He Calls Your Name, Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon, A Girl and Her Fed, A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, The Invisible Parade

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