For today's episode Hannah was joined by debut novelist Silvia Park to discuss their sci-fi novel Luminous. They discussed how they went from working on a different novel for seven years to working on a children's book which became this novel for adults. They also chat about adaptations, fascinating research on robots, whether they could invite a robot into their own home and lots more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us via Patreon or Substack. 
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Books & other mentions in this episode:
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
Flashlight by Susan Choi
My Education by Susan Choi
Never Let Me Go: Twentieth Anniversary Edition by Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Professor Minoru Asada
Astro Boy
Foundation (2021)
Murderbot
Severance (2022)
Burning (2018)
The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami (includes mentioned story Barn Burning)
Snowy Day and Other Stories by Lee Chang-Dong
Poetry (2010)


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