Mary Robinette Kowal was the 2008 recipient of the Campbell
Award for Best New Writer and a Hugo nominee for her story “Evil
Robot Monkey.” Her stories have appeared in Strange Horizons,
Asimov’s, and several Year's Best anthologies. She is the author of
Shades of Milk and Honey (Tor 2010), the fantasy novel that Jane
Austen might have written.
Mary, a professional puppeteer and voice actor, has performed for
LazyTown (CBS), the Center for Puppetry Arts, Jim Henson Pictures
and founded Other Hand Productions. Her designs have garnered two
UNIMA-USA Citations of Excellence, the highest award an American
puppeteer can achieve. She also records fiction for authors such as
Kage Baker, Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi.
She is serving her second term as Secretary of Science Fiction and
Fantasy Writers of America. Mary lives in Portland, OR with her
husband Rob and eleven manual typewriters.
"Kowal masters both science and historical accuracy in this
alternate history adventure." -- Andy Weir
"In The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal imagines an
alternate history of spaceflight that reminds me of everything I
loved about Hidden Figures." -- Cady Coleman, Astronaut
"This is what NASA never had, a heroine with attitude." -- The Wall
Street Journal
*The Wall Street Journal*
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