Nebula

The finalists for the 2012 Nebula Awards have been announced. SFSignal has been kind enough to post the nominees along with download links, where they're aware of them. (We'll put up a poll for our visitors to pick their choices.)

This month, I'd like to discuss 2012 Nebula nominees (full text of many of the shorter pieces is available online) -- but I'm particularly interested in one nominee, Jake Kerr's "The Old Equations," a recasting of the old Tom Godwin chestnut "The Cold Equations." As usual, attempts to derail will be entertained (and encouraged in proportion to their enthusiasm).

Also of interest: Microsoft invests heavily in Barnes & Noble. What (if anything) does it mean for publishing -- particularly independent publishing?

The Nebula Awards Nominees are out there, and we include links to the nominees where availble. Nancy Kress is among the authors of the nominated works. Click the title for the list.