The literary science fiction Hugo Awards stirred up major controversy this year with the disqualification of two of science fiction’s biggest hits of last year: R.F. Kuang’s speculative novel “Babel” and Xiran Jay Zhao’s “Iron Widow” were disqualified despite having the votes to qualify in the awards.
The spy thriller novel “Argylle,” written under the pseudonym Elly Conway and released last month by Penguin Random House, has been a large talking point across both Bookstagram and general fan internet spaces. While the real writers of “Argylle” might not be Taylor Swift, to the chagrin of many fans, their names do begin with T. Sorry Swifties!
