Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

5 Reasons I Won’t Read Your Work

Having reviewed books somewhat spottily for over half a decade, I’ve developed a mental checklist to use when deciding whether I will read or review a book.  Most often, I just don’t have the time to read 159,997 novels in a year, so I turn down a lot of reviews because I know I won’t […]

My #HugoAwards Final Ballot (To Be Submitted in the Future)

Over the weekend, I explained why I intended to use No Award and Blank Spacing as a response to the Sad Puppies / Rabid Puppies campaign to manipulate and take over the Hugo Awards.  Since I am fundamentally opposed to slate-based voting measures, I can’t in good conscience support works which appear on this year’s […]