792: Deep Books in a Trenchcoat

If you’ve been thinking of reading Science Fiction and Fantasy but had no idea where to start, we’re here to help. Our panel of longtime SF/F readers has some suggestions just for you!
New to SF/F reading list
Host Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, David J. Loehr, Erika Ensign, Heather Berberet, and Sandra Wong.
Show Notes & Links
David - The Human Division by John Scalzi
Aleen - Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
Erika - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
Heather - Jack the Bodiless by Julian May
Sandra - The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
Jason - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
David - The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Aleen - Monk & Robot (Psalm for the Wild-Built/Prayer for the Crown-Shy) by Becky Chambers
Erika - The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
Heather - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Sandra - Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
Jason - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
David - To Say Nothing Of The Dog by Connie Willis
Aleen - The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Erika - Summer in Orcus by T. Kingfisher
Heather - Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Sandra - The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
Jason - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Additional choices (may not be approved by Jason)
David - Calculating Stars by Kowal, Exhalation by Ted Chiang, Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen, All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle, A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr., Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Engines of God and Polaris by Jack McDevitt
Aleen - Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold, The Expanse by James S.A. Corey, Zombie Fallout by Mark Tufo, Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, Daevebad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty, Uprooted by Naomi Novik, Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett, Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher, Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, Streets of London by Ben Aaronovich, All Souls Lost by Dan Moren, Baking Bad by Kim M. Watt, The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo, The Broken Earth by N.K. Jemisin, The Seven-Year Slip by Ashley Poston, Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
Erika - Galactic Cold War by Dan Moren, And Then There Was n-1 by Sarah Pinsker, Shadow Police by Paul Cornell, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher, Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher, Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell, Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, The Broken Earth by N.K. Jemisin, A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie, Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee
Heather - Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice, Silo by Hugh Howey, Scholomance by Naomi Novik, Hunger Games by Susan Collins, Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
Sandra - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse, A Heart of Blood of Ashes by Milla Vane, October Daye by Seanan Mcguire, Saints of Steel by T. Kingfisher, The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Jason - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey, The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein, Pattern Recognition by William Gibson, Borderline by Mishell Baker, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi, Shards of Honor/Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold, Uprooted by Naomi Novik, Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
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