Our Book Club returns with a new way to approach this year’s SF novel shortlist: we’re reading all the Hugo and Nebula novels in three batches. First up: “Black Sun,” “The City We Became,” and “Piranesi.” Plus: What are we reading?

Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Scott McNulty and Aleen Simms

What we’re reading:

Scott: The Liar’s Dictionary (Apple, Amazon)

Erika: “Unseelie Brothers, Ltd.” by Fran Wilde

Aleen: Stephens & Mefisto and Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths; Dragon Blood Series by Lindsay Buroker

Jason: A Desolation Called Peace (Apple, Amazon) by Arkady Martine, Empress of Forever (Apple, Amazon) by Max Gladstone

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