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SUMMARY:Outer Spaces: Becky Chambers & Portia Elan
DESCRIPTION:Science fiction authors Becky Chambers (As You Wake\, Break the Shell) and Portia Elan (Homebound) sit down to discuss their recent novels and the question at the center of both stories; what is one willing to sacrifice for the sake of human connection? Spanning across time and space\, Chambers and Elan present independently adventurous novels about invention and survival and the driving force of it all; humanity. Moderated by producer and writer\, Aaron Scott.  \nAbout As You Wake\, Break the Shell:\nExplore a universe of stubborn survival and found family\, of persistent danger and quiet wonder in the first installment of a heartfelt new duology from Hugo Award–winning author Becky Chambers. \nLife on the resource-poor planet of Fortune is challenging\, but for its inhabitants\, it’s home. For two of them\, Signy and Cora\, this home might no longer be enough. \nSigny is a brilliant but reclusive botanist who bio-prints medicine from her small plant shop\, often bending the rules to help those the system leaves behind. Her life is filled with the green of her store\, the warmth of her one elderly friend\, and the quiet determination to help others without putting herself in danger. \nCora is a rorqual pilot\, one of the few with the unique ability to navigate the massive\, living ships that connect the scattered settlements of their solar system. Her bond with her rorqual\, Colibri\, is profound—a connection that is both her greatest gift and a threat to her career. \nIt is that threat—the “mindbleed\,” a dangerous side effect of her piloting—that brings her to Signy’s shop\, and her appearance puts Signy in the danger she so fears. But it’s soon apparent it’s not just about losing her license—this delicate balance between risk and trust has the potential to change everything for them. \nTold in an alternating timeline of their initial coming together and a not-so-distant future where they have found domestic bliss\, this is a story harrowing and haunting\, heartfelt and hopeful. Through a love story centered around survival\, we are given a glimpse into the very best of what Becky Chambers does in her writing: explore what it means to be human\, and what it means to come together. \n\nAbout Homebound:\n \nFive interlocking lives. One beloved story. A dazzling adventure across centuries and continents in search of the things that hold us together. \n“A joy—at once a gripping mystery that confidently spans centuries\, and a hauntingly beautiful exploration of what makes us human…It kept me up all night!” —Madeline Miller\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe and Song of Achilles \nIt’s 1983 and Becks can’t wait to get the hell out of Cincinnati. She’s nineteen\, blasting her Walkman\, and hiding from the fact that her beloved uncle\, the only person who understood her\, is dead. But she has work to do: he left her a half-finished game to complete—one last collaboration to find her way out of loneliness. \nLittle does she know\, what Becks is making will echo far into the future and shape the lives of a scientist\, a sentient automaton\, and a flinty sea captain in ways she cannot imagine. All are bound together by their search for connection—and by a futuristic traveler on a mysterious mission through space. \nA novel about our deep interconnectedness\, Homebound is a clear-eyed\, hopeful adventure into humanity’s future and capacity for love.
URL:https://pdxbookfest.org/event/outer-spaces/
LOCATION:First Congregational United Church of Christ\, 1126 SW Park Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97205
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