Books & Brews: …In Space!🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Tomorrow’s Kin by Nancy Kress (2017).
The other suggestions were:
- The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August (2022).
- Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold (1986).
Allan is suggesting books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Eggception🔗
Online
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Playground by Richard Powers (2024).
The other suggestions were:
- Orbital by Samantha Harvey (2024) 🏆.
- Real Americans by Rachel Khong (2024).
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Orbital: Booker winner 2024.
Books & Brews: Abnormal Rules🔗
Online
From Brian’s suggestions we chose:
- Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson (2023).
The other suggestions were:
- The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo (2024).
- A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (2014).
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Green Thumb🔗
Online
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- Od Magic by Patricia A McKillip (2005).
The other suggestions were:
- The Antidote by Karen Russell (2025).
- Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey (2006).
Brian suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Probably Soft Rain and Jazz🔗
Online
From Dominica’s suggestions we chose:
- The City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami (2023).
The other suggestions were:
- Perspectives by Laurent Binet (2023).
- The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (2024).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Don't Look Down🔗
Online
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- Future's Edge by Gareth L Powell (2025).
The other suggestions were:
- We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine by Deni Ellis Béchard (2025).
- Bioluminescence by Toni Duarte (2024).
Dominica suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Ship Gods🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Nightside the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe (1993).
The other suggestions were:
- Dust by Elizabeth Bear (2007).
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (2017).
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Seven Easy Pieces🔗
Online
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte (2024).
The other suggestions were:
- Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (2024).
- There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (2024).
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Minor Plagiarism Edition🔗
Online
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- Yellowface by R F Kuang (2023).
The other suggestions were:
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach (2024).
- The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (2024).
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Taciturn Moose Edition🔗
Online
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (2023).
The other suggestions were:
- All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (1992) 🏆.
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (2008) 🏆.
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 All the Pretty Horses: National Book Award winner 1992.
🏆 Olive Kitteridge: Pulitzer winner 2009.
Books & Brews: Vast, Deep, Mostly Dark🔗
Online
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (2023).
The other suggestions were:
- There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (2024).
- Playground by Richard Powers (2024).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: May Contain Job-Like Substance🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura (2020).
The other suggestions were:
- Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin (2024).
- What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (2020).
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Starbucks Name🔗
Online
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Jaded by Ela Lee (2024).
The other suggestions were:
- Mockingbird Summer by Lynda Rutledge (2024).
- Grown Women by Sarai Johnson (2024).
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Or Can It🔗
Online
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis (1935).
The other suggestions were:
- The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (2023).
- North Woods by Daniel Mason (2023).
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Past Isn't Over🔗
Online
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry (2023).
The other suggestions were:
- Trespass by Rose Tremain (2010).
- After the Fire, a Still Small Voice by 2009 (Evie Wyld).
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: A Journey into the Interior🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Marrow by Robert Reed (2000).
The other suggestions were:
- The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez (2020).
- These Burning Stars by Bethany James (2023).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Pro Caring🔗
Online
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2005).
The other suggestions were:
- The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis (2023).
- Weyward by Emilia Hart (2023).
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Fast Forward🔗
Online
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins (2023).
The other suggestions were:
- The Future by Naomi Alderman (2023).
- Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (2023).
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Well-Armed🔗
Online
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (2019) 🏆.
- Translation State by Ann Leckie (2023).
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 A Memory Called Empire: Hugo winner 2020.
Books & Brews: Fortune Puzzle🔗
Online
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- Trust by Hernan Diaz (2022) 🏆.
The other suggestions were:
- The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter (2017) 🏆.
- The Odyssey by Homer and Emily Wilson (−800).
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Trust: Pulitzer winner 2023.
🏆 The Art of Losing: IMPAC winner 2022.
Books & Brews: No Epic Life Wherein🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Middlemarch by George Eliot (1872).
The other suggestions were:
- Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1848).
- The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James (1881).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Not a Body of Water🔗
Online
From Charlotte’s suggestions we chose:
- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (2023).
The other suggestions were:
- Summer’s Lease by John Mortimer (1988).
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1937).
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: How monstrous exactly?🔗
Online
From Keeley’s suggestions we chose:
- Ordinary Monsters by J M Miro (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- American Gods by Neil Gaimain (2001).
- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay (2016).
Charlotte suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Beach Babe->Revolution🔗
Underbutt House
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (2023).
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (2022).
Keeley suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Surprisingly Relevant to Right Now🔗
Online
From Chantae’s suggestions we chose:
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (2022) 🏆.
The other suggestions were:
- Lady Chatterley's Lover by D H Lawrence (1928).
- Empire by Gore Vidal (1987).
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Demon Copperhead: Pulitzer winner 2023.
Books & Brews: Blast from the Past🔗
Online
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- The Endless Vessel by Charles Soule (2023).
- Recursion by Blake Crouch (2019).
Chantae suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Triple Play🔗
Online
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Actual Star by Monica Byrne (2021).
The other suggestions were:
- Ombria in Shadow by Patricia McKillip (2002).
- Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (1991).
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Mass Dragoning Event🔗
Online
From Jess’s suggestions we chose:
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- Girl One by Sara Flannery Murphy (2021).
- Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller (2020).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Some Number of Tomorrows🔗
Online
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- Downbelow Station by C J Cherryh (1981) 🏆.
- The Fifth Season by N K Jemisin (2015) 🏆.
Jess suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Downbelow Station: Hugo winner 1982.
🏆 The Fifth Season: Hugo winner 2016.
Books & Brews: Harry 15.0🔗
Online
From Michael’s suggestions we chose:
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (2014).
The other suggestions were:
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (2022).
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (2020).
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Death and Variations🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (1855).
The other suggestions were:
- Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (1874).
- Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1848).
Michael suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Atonal Response🔗
Online
From Keeley’s suggestions we chose:
- Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R F Kuang (2022) 🏆.
The other suggestions were:
- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay (2016).
- Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott (2022).
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution: Nebula winner 2023. Locus Fantasy winner 2023.
Books & Brews: Basalt Plains🔗
Online
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- Upgrade by Blake Crouch (2022).
- The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton (2022).
Keeley suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Mars Equation🔗
Online
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (2022).
- Sand by Hugh Howey (2014).
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Oakland Bound🔗
Online
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- There, There by Tommy Orange (2018).
The other suggestions were:
- Obasan by Joy Kogawa (1981).
- Atonement by Ian McEwan (2001).
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Just a Pointy Stick🔗
Online
From Dominica’s suggestions we chose:
- Spear by Nicola Griffith (2022).
The other suggestions were:
- The City Inside by Samit Basu (2022).
- A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys (2022).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Hunger🔗
Online
From Jess’s suggestions we chose:
- Milk Fed by Melissa Broder (2021).
The other suggestions were:
- Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (2022).
- The Midnight Bargain by C L Polk (2020).
Dominica suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Urban Gloom🔗
Online
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (2019) 🏆.
The other suggestions were:
- Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2021).
- Space Opera by Catherynne M Valente (2018).
Jess suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 The City in the Middle of the Night: Locus SF winner 2020.
Books & Brews: Exclusive Tutelage🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt (1992).
The other suggestions were:
- The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen (1938).
- The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald (1995).
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Haunting at the Bookstore🔗
Online
From Danielle’s suggestions we chose:
- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (2021).
The other suggestions were:
- Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi (2021).
- The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (2019) 🏆.
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 The City in the Middle of the Night: Locus SF winner 2020.
Books & Brews: Seven-Star Painting🔗
Online
From Michael’s suggestions we chose:
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V E Schwab (2020).
The other suggestions were:
- Midnight Library by Matt Haig (2020).
- The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley (2017).
Danielle suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Praying or Sinning🔗
Online
From Keeley’s suggestions we chose:
- The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak (2013).
The other suggestions were:
- The Bone Ships by R J Barker (2019).
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001) 🏆.
Michael suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 American Gods: Nebula winner 2003. Hugo winner 2002. Locus Fantasy winner 2002.
Books & Brews: Ravenous Near-Homophone🔗
Online
From Heather’s suggestions we chose:
- The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh (2004).
The other suggestions were:
- Dust by Elizabeth Bear (2007).
- Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1989) 🏆.
Keeley suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Hyperion: Locus SF winner 1990. Hugo winner 1990.
Books & Brews: Climate Secrets🔗
Online
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (2021).
The other suggestions were:
- Bewilderment by Richard Powers (2021).
- Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (2021).
Heather suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Violin Antihero🔗
Online
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (2021).
The other suggestions were:
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (2021).
- Constance by Matthew FitzSimmons (2021).
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Tell Us a Story🔗
Online
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Telling by Ursula K Le Guin (2000) 🏆.
The other suggestions were:
- The Actual Star by Monica Byrne (2021).
- Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A McKillip (2002) 🏆.
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 The Telling: Locus SF winner 2001.
🏆 Ombria in Shadow: WFA winner 2003.
Books & Brews: Other Sister Edition🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë (1847).
The other suggestions were:
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847).
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Like What You See🔗
Online
From Danielle’s suggestions we chose:
- Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang (2002).
The other suggestions were:
- The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (2008).
- The South by Colm Tóibín (1990).
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Reverberation Spouse🔗
Online
From Sarah’s suggestions we chose:
- The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (2021).
The other suggestions were:
- Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami (2019).
- Straight from the Horse's Mouth by Meryem Alaoui (2020).
Danielle suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Merciful Fate🔗
Online
From Jess’s suggestions we chose:
- The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb (2013).
The other suggestions were:
- Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia (2021).
- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (2021).
Sarah suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Write Down the Magic🔗
Online
From Michael’s suggestions we chose:
- Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (2018).
The other suggestions were:
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (2014).
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V E Schwab (2020).
Jess suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Listen, Speak, Release🔗
Online
From Keeley’s suggestions we chose:
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow (2020).
The other suggestions were:
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (2009) 🏆.
- The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neil Gaiman and Nicole Galland (2017).
Michael suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Wolf Hall: Booker winner 2009.
Books & Brews: Totally Not Lord of the Flies🔗
Online
From Dominica’s suggestions we chose:
- A Luminous Republic by Andrés Barba.
The other suggestions were:
- Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami.
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Keeley suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Rose-Tinted Glasses🔗
Online
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde.
The other suggestions were:
- The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson.
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green.
Dominica suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: An Eclipse at Solstice🔗
Online
From Bryne’s suggestions we chose:
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse.
The other suggestions were:
- The Bone People by Keri Hulme.
- The Barren Grounds by David Alexander Robertson.
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Done with Bonaparte🔗
Online
From Brandon’s suggestions we chose:
- The Passion by Jeannette Winterson.
The other suggestions were:
- If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.
- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.
Bryne suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Turned You Around🔗
Online
From Heather’s suggestions we chose:
- Black Swan Green by David Mitchell.
The other suggestions were:
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
Brandon suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Wild and Free🔗
Online
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy.
The other suggestions were:
- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid.
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi.
Heather suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Saunas Bad🔗
Online
From Matt’s suggestions we chose:
- The Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson.
The other suggestions were:
- The Peace War by Vernor Vinge.
- The Vorrh by B Catling.
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Sleight of Plane🔗
Online
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Adjacent by Christopher Priest.
The other suggestions were:
- Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A McKillip.
- Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner.
Matt suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Wormfood🔗
Online
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- Dune by Frank Herbert (1965) 🏆.
The other suggestions were:
- When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole.
- The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel.
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Dune: Nebula winner 1966. Hugo winner 1966.
Books & Brews: Race to the Top🔗
Online
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead.
The other suggestions were:
- Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky.
- The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman.
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Heathcliff Cthulhu Electric Boogaloo🔗
Online
From Danielle’s suggestions we chose:
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
The other suggestions were:
- Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich.
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi.
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Stories of Empire🔗
Online
From Sarah’s suggestions we chose:
- Kalpa Imperial by Angèlica Gorodischer.
The other suggestions were:
- The Island of Eternal Love by Daína Chaviano.
- Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson.
Danielle suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: London Needs More Colors🔗
Online
From Michael’s suggestions we chose:
- A Darker Shade of Magic by V E Schwab.
The other suggestions were:
- The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley.
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern.
Sarah suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Here Be Dragons🔗
Online
From Keeley’s suggestions we chose:
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.
The other suggestions were:
- The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie.
- Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott.
Michael suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Fairytale of New York🔗
Online
From Jess’s suggestions we chose:
- The City We Became by N K Jemisin.
The other suggestions were:
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey.
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.
Keeley suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Hard SF Fantasy🔗
Online
From Dominica’s suggestions we chose:
- 16 Ways to Defend a Walled City by K J Parker.
The other suggestions were:
- Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea.
Jess suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Red vs. Blue🔗
David & Jess's Place
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
The other suggestions were:
- Out by Natsuo Kirino.
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
Dominica suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Don't Stop Moving🔗
Underbutt House
From Chantae’s suggestions we chose:
- Flights by Olga Tokarczuk.
The other suggestions were:
- Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi.
- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: For Your Own Good🔗
Underbutt House
From Meghan’s suggestions we chose:
- Dawn by Octavia Butler.
The other suggestions were:
- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
- Bel Canto by Ann Patchett.
Chantae suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Acculturation🔗
Triangle House
From Heather’s suggestions we chose:
- Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks.
The other suggestions were:
- His Master's Voice by Stanislaw Lem.
- The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh.
Meghan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: A Bug's Life🔗
Triangle House
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- The Bug by Ellen Ullman.
The other suggestions were:
- The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar.
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow.
Heather suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Please Read This🔗
Matt's place
From Matt’s suggestions we chose:
- To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers.
The other suggestions were:
- Red Moon by Kim Stanley Robinson.
- Spaceman Blues by Brian Francis Slattery.
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Ent Network🔗
Glascock House
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Overstory by Richard Powers.
The other suggestions were:
- The Telling by Ursula K Le Guin.
- The Adjacent by Christopher Priest.
Matt suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Like Avatar, But Not Stupid🔗
Triangle House
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K Le Guin.
The other suggestions were:
- Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.
- Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson.
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: American Nighttime🔗
Glascock House
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Tender Is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald.
The other suggestions were:
- Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.
- Papillon by Henri Charrière.
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: American Dreamland🔗
The Treehouse
From Charlotte’s suggestions we chose:
- Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue.
The other suggestions were:
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer.
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: In the Shadow of Brexit🔗
Glascock House
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- Autumn by Ali Smith.
The other suggestions were:
- Occupy Me by Tricia Sullivan.
- Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer.
Charlotte suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Who Was This Guy?🔗
The Treehouse
From Danielle’s suggestions we chose:
- The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett.
The other suggestions were:
- Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich.
- Zone One by Colson Whitehead.
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Not the Carl Hiaasen one🔗
Sarah's Place
From Sarah’s suggestions we chose:
- Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin.
The other suggestions were:
- Radiance by Catherynne M Valente.
- The Fifth Season by N K Jemisin.
Danielle suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Book U Read🔗
Triangle House
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
The other suggestions were:
- A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza .
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah .
Sarah suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Science versus the World🔗
Triangle House
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders.
The other suggestions were:
- The City of Brass by S A Chakraborty.
- Vicious by V E Schwab.
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Shapeshifting Queer Theory🔗
Jess & Shack's place
From Jess’s suggestions we chose:
- Paul Takes the form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor.
The other suggestions were:
- The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney.
- The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert.
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: First Rule of Civility Club🔗
Triangle House
From Owen’s suggestions we chose:
- Rules of Civility by Amor Towles.
The other suggestions were:
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.
Jess suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: WWII Sisterhood🔗
Jess & Shack's place
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck.
The other suggestions were:
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Husseini.
- Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata.
Owen suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Space Hostel Melodrama🔗
Triangle House
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Brightness Falls from the Air by James Tiptree, Jr..
The other suggestions were:
- Middlemarch by George Eliot.
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Wonders in the Dark🔗
Underbutt House
From Chantae’s suggestions we chose:
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
The other suggestions were:
- The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.
- Freedom and Death by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Winding Warping Words🔗
Triangle House
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- Amatka by Karin Tidbeck.
The other suggestions were:
- An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard.
- Hild by Nicola Griffith.
Chantae suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Shaky Flame🔗
Underbutt House
From Meghan’s suggestions we chose:
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.
The other suggestions were:
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
- Exit West by Mohsin Hamid.
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Real Enemy of my People is Here🔗
Allan's place
From Liz’s suggestions we chose:
- The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
The other suggestions were:
- Geek Love by Katherin Dunn.
- American War by Omar El Akkad.
Meghan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Summer is Coming🔗
Harper House
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- The Snow Queen by Joan D Vinge.
The other suggestions were:
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan.
- Blindness by Pam Muñoz Ryan.
Liz suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Electric Love🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Bryne’s suggestions we chose:
- The Power by Naomi Alderman.
The other suggestions were:
- Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor.
- Egalia's Daughters by Gerd Brantenberg.
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Sanity is a Closed Book🔗
Allan's place
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin.
The other suggestions were:
- Clade by James Bradley.
- Noumenon by Marina J Lostetter.
Bryne suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: YAEP🔗
The Treehouse
From Charlotte’s suggestions we chose:
- Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell.
The other suggestions were:
- The Power by Naomi Alderman.
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Boxed In🔗
Harper House
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- The Box Man by Kōbō Abe.
The other suggestions were:
- The Dichronauts by Greg Egan.
- The Vegetarian by Han Kang.
Charlotte suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Love Among Books🔗
The Treehouse
From Danielle’s suggestions we chose:
- How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry.
The other suggestions were:
- What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons.
- Refuge by Dinah Nayeri.
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Allegedly Sexy Magic Fun Times🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Bryce’s suggestions we chose:
- Imajica by Clive Barker.
The other suggestions were:
- Silverlock by John Myers Myers.
- Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake.
Danielle suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Other Friends Just Average🔗
Underbutt House
From Chantae’s suggestions we chose:
- My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.
The other suggestions were:
- A Mercy by Toni Morrison.
- Native Son by Richard Wright.
Bryce suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Space or Soap Edition🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.
The other suggestions were:
- The Mount by Carol Emshwiller.
- Queen City Jazz by Kathleen Ann Goonan.
Chantae suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Superfluous OYGBIV🔗
Harper House
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Beautiful Red by M Darusha Wehm.
The other suggestions were:
- Dawn by Octavia Butler.
- Purity by Jonathan Franzen.
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Upstairs/Downstairs🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Bryne’s suggestions we chose:
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
The other suggestions were:
- The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid.
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Counterculture Aftermath🔗
Harper House
From Meghan’s suggestions we chose:
- Vida by Marge Piercy.
The other suggestions were:
- The Unseen World by Liz Moore.
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
Bryne suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Small Still Water🔗
Jess & Shack's place
From Jess’s suggestions we chose:
- Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett.
The other suggestions were:
- The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney.
- Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry.
Meghan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: After the End🔗
Jess & Shack's place
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- Wool by Hugh Howey.
The other suggestions were:
- Crosstalk by Connie Willis.
- Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.
Jess suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Butter Synergy🔗
Allan's place
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie.
The other suggestions were:
- Purity by Jonathan Franzen.
- Kindred by Octavia Butler.
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Conformity Process🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon.
The other suggestions were:
- Permutation City by Greg Egan.
- Plus by Joseph McElroy.
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Apocalyptic Gender Destiny🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Gate to Women's Country by Sherri S Tepper.
The other suggestions were:
- The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson.
- The Gate of Angels by Penelope Fitzgerald.
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: A Lot To Live Up To🔗
The Treehouse
From Danielle’s suggestions we chose:
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.
The other suggestions were:
- A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin.
- Angels & Insects by A S Byatt.
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Key to a Good Story🔗
The Treehouse
From Charlotte’s suggestions we chose:
- What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi.
The other suggestions were:
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
- Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire.
Danielle suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Italian Beach Edition🔗
Jenn & Stu's Place
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante.
The other suggestions were:
- Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
- The Alchemist by Paulo Cuelho.
Charlotte suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: French Cookie Appreciation🔗
Underbutt House
From Chantae’s suggestions we chose:
- Swann's Way by Marcel Proust.
The other suggestions were:
- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.
- Ada or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov.
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Irresponsible Ice Cream Cones🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Bryne’s suggestions we chose:
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
The other suggestions were:
- The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan.
- The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.
Chantae suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Unlined Writing Paper Edition🔗
Underbutt House
From Brandon’s suggestions we chose:
- Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar.
The other suggestions were:
- The Kite-Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
- Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce.
Bryne suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Copenhagen City to NYC and Back🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Zosha’s suggestions we chose:
- A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James.
The other suggestions were:
- Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar.
- The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R Delany.
Brandon suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: One Sun Good, Three Suns Bad🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Matt’s suggestions we chose:
- The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu.
The other suggestions were:
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
- Spaceman Blues by Brian Francis Slattery.
Zosha suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: What's What on Pala🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Island by Aldous Huxley.
The other suggestions were:
- The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne.
- The Glass Bead Game by Herman Hesse.
Matt suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Twelve and Seven🔗
Sarah's Place
From Sarah’s suggestions we chose:
- The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton.
The other suggestions were:
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke.
- City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer.
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Spatial Disintegration Edition🔗
Public House
From Caitlin’s suggestions we chose:
- Men in Space by Tom McCarthy.
The other suggestions were:
- Open City by Teju Cole.
- The Lost Weekend by Charles Jackson.
Sarah suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Snow White Remix Edition🔗
Public House
From Meghan’s suggestions we chose:
- Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi.
The other suggestions were:
- A Replacement Life by Boris Fishman.
- The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber.
Caitlin suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Visionary Swarm Edition🔗
Allan's place
From Allan’s suggestions we chose:
- Octavia's Brood by Walidah Imarisha, adrienne maree brown, and eds..
The other suggestions were:
- Geek Mafia by Rick Dakan.
- The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon.
Meghan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Timey Timething of Time Edition🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy.
The other suggestions were:
- A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki.
- The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey.
Allan suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Clock Ritual Edition🔗
TMI
From Claudia’s suggestions we chose:
- The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks.
The other suggestions were:
- Death on the Installment Plan by Louis Ferdinand Céline.
- Skagboys by Irvine Welsh.
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Hell and Back Edition🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Jess’s suggestions we chose:
- Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey.
The other suggestions were:
- Sunshine by Robin McKinley.
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.
Claudia suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Afrofuturism Edition🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Dash’s suggestions we chose:
- Wild Seed by Octavia Butler.
The other suggestions were:
- Cannery Row by John Steinbeck.
- The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez.
Jess suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: RTFM🔗
Public House
From Chantae’s suggestions we chose:
- Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec.
Dash suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: What Color is this Wine?🔗
Public House
From Dustin’s suggestions we chose:
- Black Wine by Candas Jane Dorsey.
The other suggestions were:
- The Golden Age by Michal Ajvaz.
- Lock In by John Scalzi.
Chantae suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews Says Ursula Don't Need No K🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Shack’s suggestions we chose:
- The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin.
The other suggestions were:
- Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
- Neuromancer by William Gibson.
Dustin suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Interestings🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Jenn’s suggestions we chose:
- The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer.
The other suggestions were:
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
Shack suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Red Harvest🔗
Jabba the Loft
From Seth’s suggestions we chose:
- Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett (1929).
The other suggestions were:
- Desolation Angels by Jack Keruoac (1965).
- The Underground Man by Mick Jackson (1997).
Jenn suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews Goes Postal🔗
Public House
From Stuart’s suggestions we chose:
- Post Office by Charles Bukowski (1971).
Seth suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Blind Assassin🔗
The Treehouse
From Danielle’s suggestions we chose:
- The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (2000) 🏆.
Stuart suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 The Blind Assassin: Booker winner 2000.
Books & Brews: Interpreter of Maladies🔗
From Charlotte’s suggestions we chose:
- Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (1999) 🏆.
Danielle suggested books at this meeting.
🏆 Interpreter of Maladies: Pulitzer winner 2000.
Books & Brews: The Instructions 2🔗
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Instructions by Adam Levin (2010).
Charlotte suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Instructions 1🔗
Public House
From Tadhg’s suggestions we chose:
- The Instructions by Adam Levin (2010).
The other suggestions were:
- Ulysses by James Joyce (1922).
- The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson (1975).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: House of Leaves🔗
From Bryne’s suggestions we chose:
- House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski (2000).
Tadhg suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Crying of Lot 49🔗
From Brandon’s suggestions we chose:
- The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon (1966).
Bryne suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The People of Paper🔗
Public House
From Zoelle’s suggestions we chose:
- The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia (2005).
Brandon suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: The Carpet Makers🔗
Public House
From Dustin’s suggestions we chose:
- The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach (1995).
The other suggestions were:
- Bloodchild by Octavia Butler (2005).
- Atlantis: Three Tales by Samuel R Delany (1995).
Zoelle suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: Heart-Shaped Box🔗
Public House
From Claudia’s suggestions we chose:
- Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (2007).
The other suggestions were:
- Rant by Chuck Palahniuk (2007).
Dustin suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: A Fisherman of the Inland Sea🔗
Public House
From Chantae’s suggestions we chose:
- A Fisherman of the Inland Sea by Ursula K Le Guin (1994).
Claudia suggested books at this meeting.
Books & Brews: First Meeting🔗
Public House
Chantae suggested books at this meeting.