Karl Mochel

Karl Mochel asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Laid off again. This is the second time I have had your books to lean on when things are not going well, and I love how warm they are to read. The first time was the Vorkosigan saga and now Sharing Knife and 5 Gods. ...and as an aspiring writer, I despair of writing characters so adroitly humorous and well-drawn. A question mark?

Lois McMaster Bujold Thank you for the kind words, and I'm deeply glad my books are serving you in your need. That's a function of fiction I think gets overlooked in so-called "critical" thinking, along with other emotional impacts and effects on readers generally. (Crit tends to valorize the political over the personal, and my dim opinion on that would take a whole essay.)

Ta, L.

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Adam

Adam asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Have you had a chance to read the murderbot series by Martha Wells? what do you think? it’s the second series I’ve really enjoyed that is a collection of novellas. Your Penric books are the first. are you considering a full length penric novel? I see a novel length murderbot book it available now ... no pressure! I’m happy to have just found penric in Japanese on apple books. Nice cover. I’ll enjoy studying again!

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What books are you reading for pleasure lately?

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How do you pronounce Sioann?

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