238: Exploring Other Worlds (with Becky Chambers)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We chat with award-winning science fiction author Becky Chambers! We define space opera, talk about building big worlds without confusing your audience, and creating “cozy science fiction”.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism, imperialism, military, environmental disaster, climate change, and ableism.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.otherscribbles.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Becky Chambers</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. She has two new works coming out in 2021:</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9780062936042"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Galaxy, and The Ground Within</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(the fourth and final Wayfarers novel), and</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781250236210"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A Psalm for the Wild-Built</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(the first of her Monk and Robot novellas).</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Julia recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781781084496"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ninefox Gambit</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Yoon Ha Lee. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspod