Now that the preliminary Nebula ballot is out, the F&SF nominees are available on our website.  There’s twelves stories total, including the super-fantastic “Magic For Beginners” by Kelly Link, which, if you haven’t read already, you really should, and now you have no excuse.

As to the rest of the ballot, despite all the frakkin’ books I’ve read this year, thanks to my various reviewing gigs, I’ve only read four of the novels on the ballot, though there are a few on there that I’ve definitely been planning to read but haven’t had the time (Air!  Vote for Air you bastards!).  I’ve read nine of the short stories, seven of the novelettes, and three of the novellas.  Not that I get to vote or anything; I’m just sayin’.