Keely

Keely asked Robin Sloan:

Hi! I'm currently reading Sourdough (love it!) and I was wondering... if you belonged to a Robin club, what would your nickname be?

Robin Sloan Aspirational nickname: Tall Robin
Probable nickname: Bald Robin 😅

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Kam

Kam asked Robin Sloan:

I really like the way you worked New York City into your book, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore! It was also fun to see a little of the tech world. I've heard that authors have no shortage of ideas, but how do the settings work into the development of the story? Did you think about how many people walk around New York and wonder what is going on around them?

tamanna

tamanna asked Robin Sloan:

Hey Robin, I loved Penumbra! How did you get the idea for such an awesome bookstore? Does it reflect a bookstore that you might have gone to in your childhood? Also, there are a lot of books nowadays that are including sci-fi features in a not-totally-sci-fi way, like dystopia. How do recommend using something new, like tech, and melding it with something that readers know so that it doesn't come off as overdone?

Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer asked Robin Sloan:

Is there a favorite book in your library that you'd care to share a personal story about? Whether it's about the circumstances under which you read it or how it affected you? Extra points if it's a book obscure to many readers.

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