764: Books About Towers

Our walk through the 10 different novels nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards in 2025 begins! In this episode we discuss “Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory” by Yaroslav Barsukov, “A Sorceress Comes to Call” by T. Kingfisher, and “Someone You Can Build a Nest In” by John Wiswell.

2025 Awards Book Club Part 1

Host Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Aleen Simms, Scott McNulty, and Heather Berberet.

Referenced Works

Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory (theincomparable.com/topics/post-898)

[Amazon (amzn.to/4jWhVUS)] [Apple (apple.co/4349Zen)]

A Sorceress Comes to Call (theincomparable.com/topics/post-899)

[Amazon (amzn.to/4joeBli)] [Apple (apple.co/4jP4JRg)]

Someone You Can Build a Nest In (theincomparable.com/topics/post-897)

[Amazon (amzn.to/42y9Ob2)] [Apple (apple.co/3ECpSiU)]

Show Notes & Links

What are we reading?

• Heather: “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore (amzn.to/3RDLY7x)” by Robin Sloan

• Erika: World of the Five Gods (goodreads.com/series/43463-world-of-the-five-g…) series by Lois McMaster Bujold

• Aleen: Mark Lawrence’s Library Trilogy (goodreads.com/series/343696-the-library-trilogy)

• Scott: Jack Taylor series (goodreads.com/series/50920-jack-taylor) by Ken Bruen

• Jason: “When Women Were Dragons (amzn.to/447HmxZ)” by Kerry Barnhill

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