Lady Astronaut Series with author Mary Robinette Kowal
JUL 6, 202033 MIN
Lady Astronaut Series with author Mary Robinette Kowal
JUL 6, 202033 MIN
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<p>In this special episode, I got to ask a really smart person lots of questions. Specifically, the author, voice actor, puppeteer, and science communicator <a href="http://maryrobinettekowal.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Robinette Kowal</a>, author of the Lady Astronaut series— starting with The Calculating Stars, The Fated Sky, and the new novel coming out July 14th - The Relentless Moon. We talk about why her books are set in the past, how she researches her novels and more.</p><br><p>Karly’s Recommendations</p><p>The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (novel)</p><p>Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (graphic novel)</p><p>The Vast of Night dir. Andrew Patterson (film)</p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/maryrobinette" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Robinette</a>’s Recommendations</p><p>Avenue 5 (TV) available on HBO and Amazon Prime</p><p>The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (audiobook)</p><p>The Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler (book)</p><br><p>Shop this list of recommendations through my affiliate link at Bookshop.org <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/fasf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/shop/fasf</a> and support the show!</p><br><p>The Relentless Moon hits shelves on July 14, celebrate the book launch at <a href="https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/zoom-event-mary-robinette-kowal-and-friends" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this Zoom event</a> and get a paperback copy with your ticket.</p><br><p>See the process for recording The Relentless Moon <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OJZZgj42mI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">audiobook here</a> for a limited time! [This message will self-destruct on July 14]</p><br><p>Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and PodcastAddict. Follow the podcast on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/factandscifi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FactandScifi</a> and find other content on the blog <a href="https://factandsciencefiction.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">factandsciencefiction.com</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
![<p>In this special episode, I got to ask a really smart person lots of questions. Specifically, the author, voice actor, puppeteer, and science communicator <a href="http://maryrobinettekowal.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Robinette Kowal</a>, author of the Lady Astronaut series— starting with The Calculating Stars, The Fated Sky, and the new novel coming out July 14th - The Relentless Moon. We talk about why her books are set in the past, how she researches her novels and more.</p><br><p>Karly’s Recommendations</p><p>The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (novel)</p><p>Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (graphic novel)</p><p>The Vast of Night dir. Andrew Patterson (film)</p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/maryrobinette" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Robinette</a>’s Recommendations</p><p>Avenue 5 (TV) available on HBO and Amazon Prime</p><p>The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (audiobook)</p><p>The Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler (book)</p><br><p>Shop this list of recommendations through my affiliate link at Bookshop.org <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/fasf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/shop/fasf</a> and support the show!</p><br><p>The Relentless Moon hits shelves on July 14, celebrate the book launch at <a href="https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/zoom-event-mary-robinette-kowal-and-friends" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this Zoom event</a> and get a paperback copy with your ticket.</p><br><p>See the process for recording The Relentless Moon <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OJZZgj42mI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">audiobook here</a> for a limited time! [This message will self-destruct on July 14]</p><br><p>Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and PodcastAddict. Follow the podcast on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/factandscifi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FactandScifi</a> and find other content on the blog <a href="https://factandsciencefiction.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">factandsciencefiction.com</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5ac641acf3521bc019027825/1523925826794-6175802372bcdfc2a6815c2862c94ce4.jpeg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)