The 59th annual Hugo Awards were presented last week at LoneStarCon in San Antonio Texas. The award for Best Novel went to former SFWA President John Scalzi’s Redshirts and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer went to Mur Lafferty, presumably on the weight of The Shambling Guide to New York City. Now, the Hugos are decided by public vote, so there is a certain shift in the base of judges every year but, nonetheless, these selections are noteworthy.