Pirate Politics (A Winter Reading List) (The Incomparable Mothership 171)

The Incomparable Mothership #171 November 29, 2013
A large collection of books we think you should read.

Pirate Politics (A Winter Reading List)

Host Jason Snell with David J. Loehr, Erika Ensign, Glenn Fleishman, Lisa Schmeiser, and Scott McNulty

Winter’s here and it’s time to light a fire, get under a blanket, and curl up with a good book. Our panelists are well read and of exquisite taste, so we’ve got a boatload of suggestions for you. From funny to serious, there’s a book in our list that will hit the spot the next time you’re looking for something to read.

Listen to this episode (1 hour, 37 minutes)

Show Notes

Here’s a master list of the books we picked this time, and who picked them.

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore (Lisa)
The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies (David)
Monument by Lloyd Biggle Jr. (Erika)
Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie (Scott)
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (Glenn)
Phases of Gravity by Dan Simmons (Jason)
Zodiac by Neal Stephenson (Lisa)
Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore (David)
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (Erika)
Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone (Scott)
Writing On The Wall by Tom Standage (Glenn)
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby (Jason)
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (Lisa)
If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler by Italo Calvino (David)
Chicks Unravel Time (Erika)
Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton (Scott)
Mirage by Matt Ruff (Glenn)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Jason)

We also picked some leftovers; they’re mentioned down in the links section.

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