Episode #287 of Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is now available. This episode features a new interview with popular and award winning author Connie Willis. Mrs. Willis talks about Crosstalk, her latest novel (just released in October, 2016). She describes how she uses the science fiction trope of telepathy in a classic romantic comedy story. She also talks about a recent visit to the Space Telescope Science Institute where she and other SF authors learned about the Hubble Telescope, and she mentions some of the writing projects that she is working on right now.
You can find and watch the complete interview on the Fast Forward YouTube channel, or on the Fast Forward website. This interview was recorded on location in Baltimore, MD on 5/28/2016.
Author Connie Willis, 2016
Also in this episode:
Guest book reviewer Steve Cordle discusses League of Dragons, the final book in the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik.
Marianne Petrino gives a rating of 4 chans, to the anime movie Welcome to the Space Show.
This episode of Fast Forward was first shown in October of 2016.
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Many years ago, Kathi helped create Fast Forward. These days, she acts as the Associate Producer, handling much of the drudgery, er, day-to-day technical aspects of getting the show done.