Episode 621: Coode Street’s Books for Look Forward to in 2023

To kick off 2023, Jonathan and Gary share their lists of the books that they’re looking forward to reading in 2023.

They mention a lot of forthcoming titles, ranging books from old masters like Peter S. Beagle, Howard Waldrop, Joanna Russ, Gene Wolfe, and Connie Willis to newer writers like Samit Basu, Vajra Chandrasekera, Alix E. Harrow, Emily Tesh, and Premee Mohamed, as well as essential collections from Kelly Link, E. Lily Yu, Joanna Russ, K.J. Parker, Sarah Pinsker, and others.

The team also cheerfully acknowledge that the year will undoubtedly present us with some complete surprises and that we will be reading fantastic work from authors we haven’t even heard of yet. The field seems as lively and promising as ever!

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Books mentioned in the podcast include:

• Blade of Dream, Daniel Abraham


• Conquest, Nina Allan


• The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, Samit Basu


• The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera


• Furious Heaven, Kate Elliott


• The Landing, Mary Gentle


• Menewood, Nicola Griffith


• Starling House, Alix E. Harrow


• The Water Outlaws, S.L. Huang


• Thornhedge, T. Kingfisher


• The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei


• Translation State, Ann Leckie


• White Cat, Black Dog, Kelly Link (collection)


• The Blue Beautiful World, Karen Lord


• Hopeland, Ian McDonald


• No One Will Come Back For Us and Other Stories, Premee Mohamed (collection)


• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath, Garth Nix


• Jackal, Jackal: Tales of the Dark and Fantastic, Tobi Ogundiran (collection)


• Under My Skin, K.J. Parker (collection)


• He Who Drowned the World, Shelley Parker-Chan


• Lost Places, Sarah Pinsker (collection)


• Machine Vendetta, Alastair Reynolds


• The Navigating Fox, Christopher Rowe


• Joanna Russ: Novels and Stories, Joanna Russ (collection)


• Him, Geoff Ryman


• New Suns 2, Nishi Shawl ed.


• Ghost Engine, Charles Stross


• Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi


• Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh


• System Collapse, Martha Wells


• The Road to Roswell, Connie Willis


• The Wolfe at the Door, Gene Wolfe (collection)


• Jewel Box, E. Lily Yu (collection)