2016 was a solid reading year for yours truly (100+ titles read), and 2017 is shaping up to be even better (at close to 100 titles already and counting).
I consider myself well-read. I know what I like. And I love to offer an opinion. So, last year, I thought why not create and bestow my own literary awards, especially if it helps shine a light on some authors or titles that may not get the love and attention they richly deserved?
Today, I present to you my Rogue Star Awards picks in x categories. They’re all fantastic reads, nominees and winners alike, so check them out – and prepare to be amazed, informed, and entertained.
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BEST COMIC BOOK SERIES
NOMINEES
Black Hammer – Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston, Dark Horse
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack, Archie
The Omega Men – Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda, DC
Saga – Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, Image
Vision – Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Marvel
WINNER
Vision – Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Marvel
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BEST SHORT STORY
NOMINEES
“Against the Stream” – A Que, Clarkesworld
“Not a Wardrobe, Tornado, or Looking Glass” – Jeremiah Tolbert, Lightspeed
“Rooms Formed Of Neurons And Sex” – Ferrett Steinmetz, Uncanny Magazine
“The Savannah Liar’s Tour” – Will McIntosh, Lightspeed
“We Have A Cultural Difference, Can I Taste You?” – Rebecca Ann Jordan, Strange Horizons
WINNER
“Against the Stream” – A Que, Clarkesworld
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BEST NOVELETTE
NOMINEES
A Deeper Green – Samantha Murray, Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Blood Grains Speak Through Memories – Jason Sanford, Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Extraction Request – Rich Larson, Clarkesworld
In the Midst of Life – Nick Wolven, Clarkesworld
Teenagers From Outerspace – Dale Bailey, Clarkesworld
WINNER
Blood Grains Speak Through Memories – Jason Sanford, Beneath Ceaseless Skies
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BEST NOVEL
NOMINEES
Core of the Sun – Johanna Sinisalo (translated by Lola Rogers), Grove Press
Hex – Thomas Olde Heuvelt (translated by Nancy Forest-Flier), Tor
Mongrels – Stephen Graham Jones, William Morrow
The Regional Office Is Under Attack – Manuel Gonzales, Riverhead Books
The Sudden Appearance of Hope – Claire North, Redhook
WINNER
Core of the Sun – Johanna Sinisalo (translated by Lola Rogers), Grove Press
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BEST NON-FICTION BOOK
NOMINEES
Dark Knight: A True Batman Story – Paul Dini and Edward Risso, Vertigo
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis – J.D. Vance, Harper
Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating And What You Can Do About It – Larry Olmsted, Algonquin Books
Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything – Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Simon & Schuster
When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi and Abraham Verghese, Random House
WINNER
Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything – Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Simon & Schuster
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BEST NOVEL (NON-GENRE)
NOMINEES
News of the World – Paulette Giles, William Morrow
Sweetbitter – Stephanie Danler, Knopf
The Girls – Emma Cline, Random House
The Invisibility Cloak – Ge Fei (translated by Canaan Morse), New York Review of Books
Under the Harrow – Flynn Berry, Penguin Books
WINNER
The Girls – Emma Cline, Random House
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