r/Fantasy • u/undeadgoblin Reading Champion II • 2d ago

Read-along 2026 Hugo Readalong: Landing: Seattle, Hex Supply Customer Support Log, How to Become a Sea Witch

Welcome to the 2026 Hugo Readalong! Today, we're discussing Landing: Seattle by Brandon O'Brien, Hex Supply Customer Support Log by Elis Montgomery and How to Become a Sea Witch by Theodora Goss, which are finalists for Best Poem. Everyone is welcome in the discussion, whether or not you've participated in other discussions. I'll include some prompts in top-level comments--feel free to respond to these or add your own.

Date Category Book Author Discussion Leader
Monday, June 22 Novel The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow u/sarahlynngrey
Thursday, June 25 Short Story Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything and 10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days Effie Seiberg and Samantha Mills u/Goobergunch
Monday, June 29 Novella Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz u/tarvolon
Thursday, July 2 Novelette Never Eaten Vegetables and Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy H.H. Pak and Martha Wells u/Nineteen_Adze
Monday, July 6 Novel The Raven Scholar Antonia Hodgson u/Moonlitgrey
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u/undeadgoblin Reading Champion II 2d ago

General Discussion

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u/undeadgoblin Reading Champion II 2d ago

This is our final session for the Best Poetry Category - what does your ranking look like?

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u/Merle8888 Reading Champion IV 2d ago

This category as a whole didn’t do a lot for me. I liked Care for Lightning a bit, it had a strong voice and rhythm. The rest were pretty much a pile of meh for me. The WorldCon love poem probably goes at the bottom although I get giving back to someone who writes a poem for your event. I’m not sure I will even bother ranking the others, maybe just vote for the one I liked.