663: A Lot of Ocean

Our Book Club begins our walk through awards shortlist reading with two Nebula Awards nominees for best novel, “The Mountain in the Sea” by Ray Nayler and “Spear” by Nicola Griffith. One’s a near-future thriller about sentient octopi, the other’s an Arthurian fantasy with a few twists.

Next time we’ll be reading Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher and Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. If you’re on Goodreads, you can also join our Book Club there.

Book Club: "Spear" and "Mountain in the Sea"

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

Referenced Works

Spear [Amazon] [Apple] Mountain in the Sea [Amazon] [Apple]

Show Notes & Links

What are we reading?

Erika:

• “Radcliffe Hall” by Miyuki Jane Pinckard
• “can i offer you a nice egg in this trying time” by Iori Kusano
• “Waystation City” By A. T. Greenblatt

Aleen:

• The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
• A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Deb:

• West with the Night by Beryl Markham and Sara Wheeler

Scott:

• Translation State by Ann Leckie
• Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Jason:

• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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