Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
By Sunili Govinnage April 24 Follow @suniliSunili Govinnage is a freelance writer and human rights lawyer from Perth, Australia. She is a volunteer editor for MediaDiversifed.org. (Victor R. Caivano/AP) In 2014, I decided that for the entire year, I would not read books written by white authors. My goal was to address the reading practices…
In Jon Ronson’s interview with “Mercedes,” a 4chan activist, for his controversial nonfiction book, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, she offhandedly explains why controversial site operates the way it does: “On the Internet, we have power in situations where we would otherwise be powerless.” Ronson’s book and many similar inquiries into the social media hive mind are interested…
What’s going on with the Hugo Awards and the what are the Sad Puppies? Read this first: The Hugo Awards are a yearly Science Fiction and Fantasy set of awards given by an organization called WordCon, a long lasting convention around the same topics. Nominees for the award are voted in by members of WorldCon,…
“Game of Thrones” author George R. R. Martin has written 20,000 words about a culture war brewing in the science-fiction world. Can the Internet be saved? The culture wars have claimed a new victim: the next Game of Thrones book. I’m exaggerating. But Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has spent more than…
As I’ve said before – in the religious liberty context – when one takes their eyes off the “head for the hills” Republicans and focuses on the vast conservative grassroots, the social-justice and identity-politics Left is taking beating after beating. And now that losingstreak is extending into a new cultural arena — the arts. Conservatives who love gaming…
CORRECTION: After misinterpreting reports in other news publications, EW published an unfair and inaccurate depiction of the Sad Puppies voting slate, which does, in fact, include many women and writers of color. As Sad Puppies’ Brad Torgerson explained to EW, the slate includes both women and non-caucasian writers, including Rajnar Vajra, Larry Correia, Annie Bellet,…
When one of the most successful authors on the planet takes the time to talk about something you did, I figure that deserves an in depth response. I’ve got no direct line to Mr. Martin, but I am hoping that this will get back to him. I am going to respond to some of the…
WHY I WON’T BE A PRESENTER AT THE HUGO AWARDS THIS YEAR by Connie Willis I’ve been asked by David Gerrold, this year’s Worldcon Guest of Honor and one of the Hugo Awards emcees, to present the Campbell Award at this year’s ceremonies. Ordinarily, I’d be very flattered and would jump at the chance, but…
The prizes have been targeted by voting blocks opposed to progressive efforts to recognize more women and writers of color. But trying to undo change in an increasingly diverse world is futile. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters The science-fiction and fantasy literature world might seem by its nature to be forward-thinking, but it hasn’t been free from the…
Hugo Awards, Dealer’s room, Aussiecon 4, Melbourne, Australia, September 2, 2010. Photo courtesy Cory Doctorow/Flickr What on Earthsea is happening with the 2015 Hugo Awards? On Saturday, nominations for the prestigious science fiction and fantasy prizes were announced. As usual, the finalists were determined by ballot; any member of the 2014, 2015, or 2016 WorldCons…