The Incomparable Mothership

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

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    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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