It’s dizzying and thrilling, an ultra-widescreen sci-fi adventure. “Empress of Forever” by Max Gladstone: Reading this novel, you can feel your brain stretching to match its scale. For me, it’s been the most delightful surprise of 2019 so far.
“Tentacle” by Rita Indiana: I love (a) short novels, (b) novels in translation and (c) novels about time travel – and ‘Tentacle’ is the trifecta. Willow Wilson: This historical fantasy takes a time period that’s passed into (the distant past of Muslim Spain) and makes it new and strange again. You can walk up the steps to the Poetry Room and encounter conversations that could happen literally nowhere else. I’m partial to the deeply weird and wonderful readings organized by City Lights in San Francisco. But, like all my novels, it takes place in a shared universe, so readers can expect to see some familiar characters.ĭo you have a favorite Bay Area book-related event? I’m working on a new novel that’s closer to real science fiction than anything I’ve written before – a story that makes some predictions about the future of California. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Olive Oil Mill” or “Lois and Her Adventures Dipping Sourdough in EVOO?” Seriously, what’s next? So can we expect your next book to be “Mr. My partner, Kathryn Tomajan, is an olive miller, and through her work, we were given the rare opportunity to lease a very small grove. It’s the opposite– a form of love! Related Articles When our friends make fun of us in a way that says “I know you deeply,” it’s not unpleasant. I think satire – good satire – has to be grounded in affection. How do Silicon Valley techies respond to your portrayals of them and their world? Did your time at Twitter alter your writing style?ĭefinitely! In its heyday, before the character limit was relaxed, Twitter’s limitations made it an ideal training ground. His second novel, “Sourdough, or Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market,” finds his protagonist at the intersection of technology and food culture. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” – and the 304-page work landed on the New York Times best-seller list. After stints there and at Current TV, he used Silicon Valley as the setting for his debut novel, “Mr. Oakland author Robin Sloan, 39, didn’t let Twitter limit his creativity to 140 characters.
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