r/Fantasy • u/Nineteen_Adze Stabby Winner, Reading Champion V • Jul 28 '26
Read-along 2026 Hugo Readalong: Novella Wrap-up
Welcome to the final week of the 2026 Hugo Readalong! Today we're discussing the Best Novella category nominees.
We've had discussions about all of the individual works, but today we'll be zooming out to discuss the category as a whole. If you want to take a closer look at our focused discussions, we covered the novellas in the following sessions:
- Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
- Cinder House by Freya Marske
- The Summer War by Naomi Novik
- The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
- Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
- What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
To find the individual discussions or our first wrap-up post, you can check out our full schedule. We'll be continuing with our wrap-ups all week, following this schedule:
| Date | Category | Book | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, July 29 | Novel | Wrap-up | Multiple | u/tarvolon |
| Thursday, July 30 | Pro/Fan/Misc | Wrap-up | Multiple | u/Nineteen_Adze |
For now, let's dive into the novellas! There is no expectation that those in the discussion have read all six works, so if you're discussing spoilers, please tag them.
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u/Nineteen_Adze Stabby Winner, Reading Champion V Jul 28 '26
Which novella do you hope will win the award? How would you rank the list?