What an auspicious week to begin a new series! After writing about mysteries for over three and a half years, I have decided to expand my horizons and broaden the parameters of the weekly series once known as Monday Murder Mystery. From now on, I will be writing about other books as well as mysteries. And occasionally, about the industry itself. Like this week.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Hugo Awards and how it has metamorphosized over the past couple of years into a new front in our ongoing culture wars, my April post, Freeping the Hugo Awards written when the prestigious Hugo Award nominations were announced, covers the main outline.
Briefly, certain writers, of the generally white male persuasion, felt that the Hugo Awards had become too inclusive, and decided to do something about it. Specifically, to start a war. Over genre fiction. Which come to think of it, is not a bad reason to start a war and beats lies about weapons of mass destruction hands down.
More details below the fold.