Summary: <br> In which books take longer to make than they do to read<br> <br> What's New on the Internet? <br> <br> <a href="http://www.sfwa.org/2016/05/nebula-award-winners-announced-3/">Nebula Awards given</a><br> <br> CJ CHerryh <a href="http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/02/cherryh-named-sfwa-grand-master-2/">named SFWA grandmaster</a> <br> <br> SF Signal closing - farewell to our friends and thanks for all the links!<br> <br> Get in your nominations to us for the GS AWard: for activism and/ or communication that advances the feminist conversation in the field of speculative fiction in 2015.<br> <br> <br> CULTURE CONSUMED<br> Alex: The Expanse Season 1; <a href="https://randomalex.net/2016/05/23/the-medusa-chronicles/">The Medusa Chronicles</a>, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds; The Philosopher Kings, Jo Walton<br> <br> Alisa: books released & in progress: <a href="http://www.twelfthplanetpress.com/products/ebooks/defying-doomsday">Defying Doomsday</a>, <a href="http://www.mariannedepierres.com/crime-fiction/tara-sharp-series/sharp-shooter/">Sharp Shooter</a>, Grant Watson's upcoming collection of film essays - see her Friday night at Continuum!<br> <br> Tansy: Finished writing a book! My research reading list over the last several years includes: Orlando Furioso (Ludovico Ariosto/Slavitt translation), Thomas Bulfinch’s The Age of Chivalry & Charlemagne, E Nesbit's entire backlist, Christina Rossetti, George McDonald, etc.<br> <br> Also: Tansy's serial <a href="http://sheepmightfly.podbean.com/e/glass-slipper-part-1/">Glass Slipper Scandal</a> is now complete at the Sheep Might Fly podcast.<br> <br> Skype number: 03 90164171 (within Australia) +613 90164171 (from overseas)<br> <br> Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/galacticsuburbia">Patreon</a> and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!<br>
