So, I have a podcast where I interview authors and I have one set up with Sarah Beth Durst about her upcoming book Sea of Charms. Normally I ask about writing and publishing, but is there anything you would want to hear about from Sarah about The Spellshop, The Enchanted Greenhouse, or Sea of Charms?
I want to make sure I am talking about things other people are actually interested in, lol.
I interviewed Rebecca Thorne about her new book Moss'd in Space, and during the conversation, she said she wants cozy sci-fi to become a sub-genre like cozy fantasy is. I love the idea of more sci-fi books in general, but also especially with a cozy feel to them.
I have to assume that some are already published, and I either don't think of them as "cozy" (which is subjective) or I just don't know about them.
So I guess my question is, what are some "cozy sci-fi" books?
I've found a few self-published ones, but they can be pretty hit or miss for me.
I spoke with Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries, and during that conversation she mentioned that stories about robots are often metaphors for slavery, while stories about AI are often about exploitation. I thought this was more common in older science fiction than in modern science fiction. Am I wrong? Is this still a common metaphor?
It is kind of a general statement, so maybe it was a throwaway comment. IDK