S5 Debut Spotlight- 8. Silvia Park (Adaptations, Robots & Scrapping Ideas)

For today's episode Hannah was joined by debut novelist Silvia Park to discuss their sci-fi novel Luminous. They discussed how they went from working on a different novel for seven years to working on a children's book which became this novel for adults. They also chat about adaptations, fascinating research on robots, whether they could invite a robot into their own home and lots more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us via Patreon or Substack. You can find Silvia via InstagramYou can buy Luminous in the UK here or the US hereYou can find us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik TokBooks & other mentions in this episode:Trust Exercise by Susan ChoiFlashlight by Susan ChoiMy Education by Susan ChoiNever Let Me Go: Twentieth Anniversary Edition by Kazuo IshiguroNever Let Me Go (2010)Professor Minoru AsadaAstro BoyFoundation (2021)MurderbotSeverance (2022)Burning (2018)The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami (includes mentioned story Barn Burning)Snowy Day and Other Stories by Lee Chang-DongPoetry (2010)Let us know your thoughts by emailing us [email protected] or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!