{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ac641acf3521bc019027825/5f03a06f77859b4a615114f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lady Astronaut Series with author Mary Robinette Kowal","description":"<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><p><br></p><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><p><br></p><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><p><br></p><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><p><br></p><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><p><br></p><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><p><br></p><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>","author_name":"Fact & Science Fiction"}