Pop the Bubble with Silvia Park

About this episode

Julia Steudle interviews award-winning author Silvia Park about their novel 'Luminous' and themes of AI and grief.

Live from London! In this episode, Julia (literally) sits down with award-winning author, Silvia Park, to talk about their novel, Luminous --a science fiction exploration into robots, AI, belonging, and grief. The book is available now wherever you get your books, but why not try Silvia's favorite bookstore: Raven Book Store , located in Lawrence, Kansas While you're at it, check out Silvia's latest favorite book: Flashlight by Susan Choi If you want to see more from Silvia, follow them on Instagram (though they are admittedly not frequent on it) Thank you for being a Novel Friend! --- Host: Julia Steudle (she/her) Editor & Artwork: Jonah Kensett (he/him) Music: Brady Dunn (they/them) Content Development: Hannah Latham (she/her) Instagram | Patreon Support indie bookstores through Bookshop.org & Libro.fm Novel Finds is an affiliate of Bookshop.org & Libro.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Julia Steudle

Guest: Silvia Park

Topics covered

• science fiction
• robots
• AI
• belonging
• grief
• literature

Keywords

• Luminous
• Silvia Park
• science fiction
• AI
• grief
• Raven Book Store
• Flashlight
• Susan Choi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Raven Book Store

Books & works: Luminous, Flashlight

Places: Lawrence, Kansas

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