Today is a very exciting day for us at Angry Robot, as two of our titles have been shortlisted for the Kitschies, and annual award for progressive, intelligent and entertaining genre literature. This years Kitschies is sponsored by Blackwell’s, which is incredibly exciting.

Our first shortlisted title, is THE CABINET by Un-Su Kim has been shortlisted for the Red Tentacle award. This is awarded annually to the novel containing speculative or fantastic elements that best fulfills the criteria of intelligent, progressive and entertaining.

Our next title is COMPOSITE CREATURES by Caroline Hardaker, which is up for the Golden Tentacle award. Which is awarded annually to the debut novel that best fits the criteria of progressive, intelligent and entertaining. The book must be the author’s first published work of novel-length fiction in any genre.
We are so incredibly proud of both of these titles, and so pleased they are getting the recognition they deserve! They are both winners in our eyes.
Keep an eye out for the announcement of the winner in October!
-Angry Robot Books Team

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