769: Wrestle a Book

Our Awards Book Club continues its run through the roses with a tougher than expected review of Vajra Chandrasekera’s “Rakesfall,” Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Alien Clay,” and Kelly Link’s “The Book of Love.”

2025 Awards Book Club, part 2

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

Referenced Works

Rakesfall (theincomparable.com/topics/post-906)

[Amazon (amzn.to/3FyO9qr)]

Alien Clay (theincomparable.com/topics/post-907)

[Amazon (amzn.to/4kegL7z)]

The Book of Love (theincomparable.com/topics/post-908)

[Amazon (amzn.to/3SpTDH3)]

Show Notes & Links

What are we reading?

Scott: Strong Female Character (amzn.to/4kES8kb) by Fern Brady, The Melancholy of Untold History (amzn.to/4jtOzwl) by Minsu Kang, Making History (amzn.to/3FqzC04) by KJ Parker

Aleen: Dauntless Path series (goodreads.com/series/282790-dauntless-path) by Intisar Khanani

Erika: Clockwork Boys (goodreads.com/book/show/36618062-clockwork-boys) by T. Kingfisher

Jason: The Thursday Murder Club (amzn.to/3T6KjrD) by Richard Osman, Termination Shock (amzn.to/4kk2oi7) by Neal Stephenson

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