When we first heard the premise for Lina Rather's SISTERS OF THE VAST BLACK, we knew immediately that it was going to be fabulous. Then we actually got ahold of it, and not only was it fabulous, it was QUEER NUNS IN A SPACE WHALE and we were overwhelmed by the superlative degree of fabulosity.
We are so, SO excited to bring you our recent conversation with Lina Rather herself, in her *first ever podcast appearance* ... which we find both incredibly flattering and the kind of responsibility that would make even Spider-Man sweat. (Don't mess this up, don't mess this up, we whisper to ourselves in the mirror.) We discuss the influence of childhoods embedded in religious traditions on both the writing and reading of SISTERS OF THE VAST BLACK, as well as other aspects of the nuance and beauty of this wonderful little novella.
And not to be too much of a tease, but, there is also some BREAKING LINA RATHER NEWS in this episode, so if you want to know what's next for our spacefaring nuns, hang in until the end!
To find out more about Lina Rather, visit www.linarather.com or look Lina up on Twitter under the handle @LinaRather.
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