# Christopher Paolini and Martha Wells: National Book Festival 2021

Christopher Paolini, author of "To Sleep in a Sea of Stars" (Tor), his first science fiction novel, and Martha Wells, author of "Fugitive Telemetry" (Tor), the sixth in the Murderbot Diaries series, discuss the evolution of publicizing books throughout their careers and the unique speculative-fiction community, with New York Times Book Review science fiction and fantasy columnist Amal El-Mohtar. Bonus content: Fandom and conventions are well represented in the Library's collections. Meg Metcalf - women's, gender and LGBTQIA+ studies librarian and collection specialist - delves into the Library's collection of science fiction fanzines, periodicals, anthologies and convention proceedings.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2021
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697629/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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