The Shorty Awards, an annual award ceremony honoring standouts in social media, announced the finalists lists for their categories on Tuesday, and a furry beat out a ton of actual celebrities.

Few modern authors have the talent of blending the classical with the modern that Neil Gaiman does. In Odd and the Frost Giants, he melds that talent with the not inconsiderable feat of writing a good children’s book. Finally, he adds that rare gift, writing a book with a fox in it*, to make a delightful little tale.

Ok guys. So we talked about video games, movies, and TV shows. But I really hope those aren’t the only forms of media you ingest. Books, despite being long and more likely to give you papercuts than any other form of entertainment, are awesome and you should read more of them. This year alone a number of cool titles came out that you should check out. I even through in a comic book trade paperback for you