Here are the nominee for the 2005 Hugo awards:
Best Novel
(430 ballots cast)
Learning the World, Ken MacLeod (Orbit; Tor)
A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
Old Man’s War, John Scalzi (Tor)
Accelerando, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit)
Spin, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
Best Novella (243 ballots cast)
Burn, James Patrick Kelly (Tachyon)
“Magic for Beginners”, Kelly Link (Magic [...]

I came across this article (where escapes me now) so I’m reprinting it here, so I don’t lose it again.
I Have Finished a Book, What is Next?
So, you say you have written a book and it is ready to be published? Your biggest questions are: (1) What do I do next? (2) Where do I [...]

Welcome to the May Book Groups! This month I am very excited about the following books:
Blood Rites – Jim Butcher
Dracula – Bram Stoker
Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden
Blood Rites is one of my favourite books in the Dresden Files series, Dracula I will be hosting and Memoirs of a Geisha I have had [...]

World Book and Copyright Day
23 April
23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel [...]

Here is the list of nobel prize-winning authors way back to the beginning.
Do you recognise them?  Have you read any of them?  Do you think they deserved the award?
Do you care?  Do you think it’s important?
The Nobel Prize in Literature – Laureates
2005 Harold Pinter
2004 Elfriede Jelinek
2003 J.M. Coetzee
2002 Imre Kertész
2001 V.S. Naipaul
2000 Gao Xingjian
1999 Günter [...]

Tips on Collecting Old Books
A good way to learn the art of purchasing “old things with class” is by building a stirring book collection. Rows and rows of “Reader’s Digest Condensed Books” is not my idea of interesting library. Condensed soup and condensed orange juice are fine products. Condensed books, however, should not be stored [...]

Almost everyone owns a book, and many of us may be very proud of how many we have accumulated. But are they collectible? Consider the following criteria:
Generally Not Collectible – The vast majority of books, especially paperbacks, book club editions and mass printings of hardcovers. The latest Stephen King horror novel is, by definition of [...]

How to find a good book or a good review
Here is a list of sites where you can find the latest books reviewed and also recommended reading lists.
AtFantasy.com, reviews, authors, stories
Author Tracker – don’t miss the next book by your fav author
Books and bytes – mystery, sci-fi and fantasy authors
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