Awards Book Club reconvenes for 2026, as we discuss Nebula-nominated novels “Katabasis” by R.F. Kuang, “Wearing the Lion” by John Wiswell, and “Death of the Author” by Nnedi Okorafor. The mood of the panel is… cautious. Also: What else are we reading?

2026 Awards Book Club, Part 1

Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, Erika Ensign, Heather Berberet, Scott McNulty and Paul Weimer

Referenced Works

Katabasis

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Death of the Author

[Amazon] [Apple]

Wearing the Lion

[Amazon] [Apple]

Show Notes & Links

Next Awards Book Club: “When We Were Real” by Daryl Gregory, “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter” by Stephen Graham Jones, and “Sour Cherry” by Natalia Theodoridou.

What are we reading?

• Paul: The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere

• Aleen: The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez

• Heather: Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

• Erika: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher

• Scott: Outlaw Planet by M.R. Carey

• Jason: Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky, In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan, and Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent.

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