Nebula Awards Showcase 60 is a well curated anthology of shortlisters and winners of the 60th Nebula awards as voted on by the members of the SFWA. Released 10th June 2025, it's 260 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links.
This is a nice collection of award worthy stories by new and established authors at the top of their form. The stories are varied, there were (as always) some which didn't grab me personally, but all were well written and competently plotted. They were mostly in the 4 star range(ish) with a smattering of really standout stories. This is a well curated solid anthology of stories in the 3-5 star range.
One reason readers love collections and anthologies is that short fiction is really challenging. It's spare and the author doesn't have a wealth of wordage to develop characters or the plotting. Well written short fiction is a delight.
The editor has also included lists and a blurb for all the nominated works. The format is a bit different this year.
Four stars on average. It's a diverting read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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