Critical Friends Episode 26: On Awards

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons 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.How do and how should critics interact with awards? What are they for? And do critics spend too much time thinking about them?Amritesh's review of Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta.Abigail's review of Angel Down by Daniel Kraus.