It’s awards season!  We have nominees for the Campbell, Sturgeon, and Locus awards and Veronica’s heading over to the Nebula Awards. Who is she wearing? Probably whoever got in her way.  She’s a Demon Hunter, after all. 

WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: Fat Weasel Ale
Veronica: Cathedral Ridge Syrah

QUICK BURNS
Neil Gaiman to publish a new NEVERWHERE story (with some help from George R.R. Martin)
R. Scott Bakker update
WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE delayed by a year
FINALISTS: 2013 Campbell and Sturgeon Awards (with Free Fiction Links)
FINALISTS: 2013 Locus Awards (+ Free Fiction Links!)
Watch the intense first trailer for Ender’s Game right now!
Tor Books says cutting DRM out of its e-books hasn’t hurt business
The Real Reason Readers Might Love a Book that You Find Fatally Flawed

CALENDAR

TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
Starz moving forwards with adaptation of OUTLANDER

BOOK CHECK-IN
Wool by Hugh Howey
Casting
June Pick: Among Others by Jo Walton

BARE YOUR SWORD
May I Ask a Favor From Those Posting Book Links in Threads?
Renegade read section

ADDENDUMS

Veronica will be at the Nebula Awards this weekend with Josh to interview Kim Stanley Robinson, Gene Wolfe and Joe Haldeman.  Got questions?  Post them in the Goodreads forum!

Tomorrow ends submissions for the Anthology.  NO submissions received after midnight Pacific tomorrow will be considered. We need time to read through everything, so please be patient.  We expect to make our final selections by August 15, 2013. And HUGE thanks to everybody who submitted.

Congratulations to PanamaJack and Misti, winners of our Adam Christopher limited edition books!

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We asked author Saladin Ahmed more viewer questions. Plus he described his new book and how he became a DM for Joe Abercrombie! There was some pretty bad audio interference on this one, so when you complain, know that we already know.

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And of course, here’st the original post from last year.