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

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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 DjÃ¨lÃ 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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