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652: A Long Zoom

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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

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 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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