It’s that time of the year when I realize I haven’t written an awards eligibility post, attempt to gather enough energy to overcome my Midwesterner’s aversion to self-promotion and, if I’m lucky, eventually write the post anyway.
If you’re reading this, I must have successfully published it. In 2024, I’m going to say that hitting “send” counts as a win.
My 2024 Publications
This year I published my debut novella, These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart.
The awards eligibility post genre comes with some expectations, including that I should mention how the book received a starred review in The Library Journal, made Esquire’s 30 Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024, Book Riot’s 10 Best Science Fiction Books of 2024, etc. Having done so, I’ll also add a personal note:
I loved writing These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart. I had so much fun exploring the characters and setting, and I’ve been thrilled to see reviews that expressed a desire to read further books in this setting.
I’d like nothing more than to write a sequel! The economics of publishing being what they are, the odds I get to do that go up substantially if the These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart receives award nominations. It would mean a lot to me if you’d read it and consider it when nominating for awards. (It’s eligible in the novella category.)
I also had one short story published this year, “Syndical Organization in Revolutionary Transition,” which appeared in Embodied Exegesis: Transfeminine Cyberpunk Futures edited by Ann LeBlanc. I’m proud of my story and I’d be delighted if you’d give it a read, but more than that, I hope you’ll give Embodied Exegesis a read. I’m biased, of course, but I think it’s excellent and deserves a wide readership!
What Were Your Favorite Reads of 2024?
Between the demands of my job, the excitement of the book release, and the widespread horrors of — gestures vaguely at the world — I am woefully under-read on work that debuted this year. I’d love to hear from you: what speculative fiction released in 2024 did you love? What burrowed its way inside you, lives rent-free in your brain, left you pumping your fist, wiping your eyes, or thrusting your copy at your friends? I’d love it if you’d leave a comment and let me know!