At my daughter’s graduation, the president of Claremont said, “Some of you will go on to rewarding and productive careers in government and academia. And some of you will go into business.” Since the school still hits me up for a donation every year, I can only assume that she believed the business-types in the […]
Archive | September 10, 2010
So who won the best novel Hugo?
The results are now out for the 2010 Hugo awards, at the World Science Fiction convention in Australia this year. Congratulations are in order for all the winners in every category, but we happily note China Miéville’s award for best novel for The City and the City. As we said in our review last month, […]
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