Ranked #1
7: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel" by Mary Ann Shaffer
7: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel" by Mary Ann Shaffer
After seeing the Netflix trailer for the movie that is being made from this book, Kathy was intrigued by such a mouthful... Read more
15 Jul 2018
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3mins
Ranked #2
46: "Underground Airlines" by Ben H. Winters
46: "Underground Airlines" by Ben H. Winters
Nathan reviews Ben H. Winters’s Underground Airlines, a gripping thriller set in an alternate history that feels too clo... Read more
27 Sep 2019
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5mins
Ranked #3
18: "Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World" by Dan Koeppel
18: "Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World" by Dan Koeppel
I guess you could say that this is a book that has… appeal.
29 Aug 2018
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6mins
Ranked #4
11: "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers
11: "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers
Antony gives his thoughts on an Incomparable favourite, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.
24 Jul 2018
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7mins
Ranked #5
37: "Educated" by Tara Westover
37: "Educated" by Tara Westover
One million people have read and recommended Educated, but Quinn is here to be number one million and one.
26 Apr 2019
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3mins
Ranked #6
6: "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells
6: "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells
It won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novella, and Scott McNulty also recommended it. Jason finally read “All Syste... Read more
10 Jul 2018
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5mins
Ranked #7
33: "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik
33: "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik
Like “Uprooted” before it, “Spinning Silver” is a more modern remix of classic fairy tale and fantasy scenarios. Royal w... Read more
4 Mar 2019
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4mins
Ranked #8
25: "Salvation" by Peter F. Hamilton
25: "Salvation" by Peter F. Hamilton
Scott is a fan of Hamilton (no, not that one), but does his latest hold up?
13 Nov 2018
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3mins
Ranked #9
26: "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
26: "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Arachnophobes, steer clear. Hard sci-fi fans, pull up a chair!
20 Dec 2018
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5mins
Ranked #10
28: "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss
28: "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss
Monty’s a few years late, but he just got to the second book in Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicles.
12 Jan 2019
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5mins
Ranked #11
16: "The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen
16: "The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen
“The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions” ... Read more
10 Aug 2018
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5mins
Ranked #12
42: "Children of Ruin" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
42: "Children of Ruin" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The sequel to “Children of Time” does the original one better by adding new planets, new species, and maybe even aliens?
11 Jul 2019
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4mins
Ranked #13
30: "Magic, Madness, and Mischief" by Kelly McCullough
30: "Magic, Madness, and Mischief" by Kelly McCullough
Erika read this middle-grade fantasy both recently and not-so-recently. Turns out re-reading it is just as delightful as... Read more
10 Feb 2019
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5mins
Ranked #14
41: "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" by Neal Stephenson
41: "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" by Neal Stephenson
Once again, Neal Stephenson has buried 250 great pages in a 900-page book.
9 Jul 2019
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7mins
Ranked #15
47: "Famous Men Who Never Lived" by K. Chess
47: "Famous Men Who Never Lived" by K. Chess
People from an alternate timeline live as refugees in our New York City. It’s full of grief, sadness, frustration, and c... Read more
27 Dec 2019
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9mins
Ranked #16
48: "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisin
48: "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisin
Need a book to restore your readerly habits? This one worked for Scott! Scott McNulty Referenced Works The City We Bec... Read more
18 May 2020
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2mins
Ranked #17
36: "Places in the Darkness" by Chris Brookmyre
36: "Places in the Darkness" by Chris Brookmyre
Antony discusses Chris Brookmyre’s sci-fi murder mystery PLACES IN THE DARKNESS.
25 Apr 2019
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3mins
Ranked #18
45: "Six Stories" by Matt Wesolowski
45: "Six Stories" by Matt Wesolowski
Antony discusses SIX STORIES by Matt Wesolowski, a book tailor-made for podcast listeners.
26 Sep 2019
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3mins
Ranked #19
44: "How To Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell
44: "How To Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell
How hard is it to do nothing, anyway?
25 Sep 2019
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2mins
Ranked #20
31: "Trail of Lightning" by Rebecca Roanhorse
31: "Trail of Lightning" by Rebecca Roanhorse
Quinn got recommended a book by the Chicago Public Library, and now trusts the library completely.
10 Feb 2019
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3mins