Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

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2017 WISB Awards Long List

The long list returns! Last year, I introduced the first ever WISB Awards Long list, which represents all the things I loved in 2015 and, more or less, my Hugo Awards Ballot (some items are obviously not eligible). This year, I’m at it again. Shortly, I’ll release the winners of the 2017 WISB Awards. Presumably, […]

2016 WISB Awards: The Winners

Now that awards season is in full swing, it’s time to release the winners of the 2016 WISB Awards.  As with every year of the award, the winners are selected from my reading and viewing experiences throughout 2015 and during my annual Hugo Awards reading binge.  As such, the long list included works published decades […]

2016 WISB Awards Long List

It’s that time of year:  time for me to release some kind of list of things I loved in 2015.  This year is different, though.  This year, I’m releasing a long list for the WISB Awards, and it is from this list that I’ll select the winners of my annual WISB awards, the jury-less, vote-less […]

The 2013 and 2014 WISB Awards

It’s been almost two years since I last posted my selections for the WISB Awards.  The 2013 Awards should have gone up in January of 2014, but I got a tad overwhelmed with podcasting, Hugo stuff, and academia.  Such is life! But now the awards are back like a weird plague that never really goes […]

The 2012 WISB Awards!

The awards have come!  Every year, I offer my favorites from the previous year, from movies to books and so on and so forth.  This year, I’m keeping with the tradition.  First, the rules: I must have consumed the chosen item in 2012, with special preference given to works released during that year. I may […]

The 2011 WISB Awards!

They’re finally here.  Later than usual?  Yeah, but you’ll all forgive me for that.  I started reading some awesome stuff from 2011 in January and I didn’t want to post this before making a proper decision. Without further delay, here are my selections for the 2011 WISB Awards (note:  all links in this post will […]