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Becky Chambers: Psalm for the Wild-Built

  • Solid State Books 600 H Street Northeast Washington, DC, 20002 United States (map)

Tune in to hear Becky Chambers and TJ Klune in conversation with Alix E. Harrow! Sign up here

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Just when the world needs it comes a story of kindness and hope from one of the masters of Hopepunk

Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers's delightful new series gives us hope for the future.

It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.

One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered.

But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
They're going to need to ask it a lot.

Becky Chambers's new series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

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Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. She has two new works coming out in 2021: The Galaxy, and The Ground Within (the fourth and final Wayfarers novel), and A Psalm for the Wild-Built (the first of her Monk and Robot novellas).

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Flash Fire is the explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!
Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams, but with new heroes arriving in Nova City it's up to Nick and his friends to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous. Which is a lot to handle for a guy who just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic.






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TJ Klune is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The Extraordinaries, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and more. Being queer himself, TJ believes it’s important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive, queer representation in stories. Visit him online at TJKluneBooks.com, on Twitter at @tjklune, and Instagram as @tjklunebooks. The Extraordinaries was TJ Klune's YA debut.

This event has a few options for ticketing:

1. FREE:  General Admission (event viewing only)

2. $25.99:  Includes signed book and exclusive Monk & Robot enamel pin!

3. Copy of Flash Fire by TJ Klune (unsigned)

4. Pre-Order copy of Alix Harrow’s Spindle Splintered (out 10/5)

Choose your desired option at checkout on EventBrite using the link above. Ticket holders (of any type) will receive a link to register for the event 24 & 48 hours before the event goes live. Those who purchase a that includes a book purchase will receive their books via USPS between 5-10 business days after the event airs, with the exception of pre-orders which will ship after pub date.