Most of my reading is for Neon Hemlock or Baffling. But here I’ll share/update some of my favorite books and stories published in 2026 to help out future-dave with awards ballots.
Novels
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Novellas
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Short Stories
“Bullet Time at the Kink Party” by Miriam (Strange Horizons)
And some stuff I read this year from pre-2025 that I enjoyed:
Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley (reread)
Heart the Lover by Lily King
There is No Antimemetics Divisions by qntm
The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (reread)