652: A Long Zoom

Our Book Club reconvenes to discuss R.F. Kuang’s “Babel.” It’s a story about magic and empire and revolution, and our feelings about it are similarly complicated. Plus: A whole bunch of book suggestions!

Our next Book Club selection: “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel.

Book Club: R.F. Kuang's "Babel"

Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign and Scott McNulty

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Referenced Works Babel [Amazon] [Apple] Show Notes & Links What are we reading?

Aleen:

• The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
• Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths
• A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers

Erika:

• “Cold Relations” by Mary Robinette Kowal
• “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P Djèlí Clark
• Scarlett Bernard series by Melissa F Olson
• Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
• Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Ailette de Bodard

Glenn:

• Dr. No by Percival Everett

Deb:

• The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

Scott:

• Pompeii by Robert Harris
• Hopeland by Ian McDonald

Dan:

• The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs

Jason:

• Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
• The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (they)

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