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Our Book Club reads “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel, a beautifully written story set in multiple timelines that—like her earlier novel “Station Eleven”—frustrated some, but not all, of our panelists. We also recommend a lot of other books to read!

Book Club: "Sea of Tranquility"

Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Aleen Simms, Deborah Stanish and Scott McNulty

Referenced Works Sea of Tranquility [Amazon] [Apple] Show Notes & Links

Our next Book Club selections are two Nebula Award nominees:

• Spear by Nicola Griffith
• The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

What are we reading?

Aleen:

• Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
• Book Lovers by Emily Henry
• Beach Read by Emily Henry
• A Million Junes by Emily Henry
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

Deb:

• Maiden Voyages: Magnificent Ocean Liners and the Women Who Traveled and Worked Aboard Them by Siân Evans
• The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix

Erika:

• Rabbit Test
• Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Scott:

• The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
• Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
• Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell
• The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran

Jason:

• The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
• Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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