Category Archives: Interviews

I’m interviewed on the “Drawing Controversy” podcast! This was fun for me. This was the first of two parts; in the second part, Becky Hawkins will join the podcast.

    Rachel Swirsky: Frankly, your fashion is amazing. I would be happy to listen to you talk about it in whatever way you want. If you’d like some prompting – what’s the basis of your aesthetic? How do you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rachel Swirsky: What is the best part of living in Paris? Aliette de Bodard: The bread. Or possibly the éclairs. I have a weakness for coffee éclairs, and they’re just not the same abroad (I’ve tried!). RS: What is the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rachel Swirsky: When you were at MIT, did you take any writing classes? What was it like studying writing in that environment?  SL Huang: I did not!  Which is kind of strange given that MIT has a ridiculously good creative writing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

(Illustration by Christopher Silas Neal for “The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere“) Rachel Swirsky: I am completely fascinated by the translation work you and Ken and others are doing to bring Chinese SF to the US audience. (Also, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s another updated silly interview! RS: Your website invites me to find you at the British Museum, but that’s a lot of miles from where I am currently sitting, so instead I will ask you about the British Museum. What are … Continue reading → Continue reading →