Critical Friends Episode 26: On Awards

<p>In this episode of <em>Critical Friends</em>, the <em>Strange Horizons</em> SFF criticism podcast, Amritesh Mukherjee and Abigail Nussbaum join Dan Hartland to talk about literary awards. Discussions and debates about awards shortlists often seem to be a point of gravity in broader critical discussions, and can even affect how individual reviews get commissioned and written.</p><p>How do and how should critics interact with awards? What are they for? And do critics spend too much time thinking about them?</p><p><a href="https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/mad-sisters-of-esi-by-tashan-mehta/">Amritesh&#39;s review of <em>Mad Sisters of Esi </em>by Tashan Mehta</a>.</p><p><a href="https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/angel-down-by-daniel-kraus/">Abigail&#39;s review of <em>Angel Down </em>by Daniel Kraus</a>.</p>