Karen Kay
thekarenkay.bsky.social
Karen Kay
@thekarenkay.bsky.social
University of Birmingham PhD student in my spare time, thinking about robots in fiction. Star Trek nerd, SFF late bloomer, second hand bookshop enthusiast.
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"We had sensed this need for greater diversity in the ecosystem"

Editors of @goldsf.bsky.social - @unamccormack.bsky.social and Paul March-Russell - on why they started a feminist sci-fi imprint, who they want to read proposals from and where the project is going!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhL...
Una McCormack and Paul March-Russell on Gold SF, Goldsmiths Press' feminist sci-fi imprint
YouTube video by Goldsmiths Press
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May 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Episode 2, discussing Bishop's The Etched City, is now out, and on our Patreon site patreon.com/StarshipAlexandria we have our second bonus episode for paying patrons, talking about the film Aliens, starring Bishop. So many bishops you could have a conclave.
May 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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A wonderful review of Luminous by @silviapark.bsky.social
on @theguardian.com this morning!

'A novel of huge humanity...This is the arrival of a major new voice in SF.'

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/23/luminous-by-silvia-park-review-a-major-new-voice-in-sf
Luminous by Silvia Park review – a major new voice in SF
From humans with robotic body parts to robots with human emotions, a vibrant debut set in a unified Korea examines what it means to be a person
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Science fiction as the basis for academic inquiry at its finest! Courtesy of a quick mooch in Skoob Books Bloomsbury.
May 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM