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Martha Wells to Host Texas Book Festival Panel with Daniel Kraus

Martha Wells announces a free panel with Daniel Kraus at the Texas Book Festival this Saturday, followed by a signing in Austin.

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  • What to Expect at the Austin Event
  • Context: The Texas Book Festival Lineup
  • Why This Gathering Matters
Martha Wells announced on Bluesky today that she will co-host a panel with Daniel Kraus at the Texas Book Festival in Austin this Saturday. Martha Wells shared the event details.
The event is free to everybody. Martha Wells confirmed.

What to Expect at the Austin Event

The panel is scheduled for 4:00 pm Saturday in the Central Presbyterian Church. Martha Wells provided the venue details.
After the discussion, attendees can meet the authors at a signing in the main signing tent. Martha Wells outlined the post-panel schedule.

Context: The Texas Book Festival Lineup

The festival features more than 280 writers, including Pulitzer Prize winners Hernan Diaz, Andrew Sean Greer, Daniel Kraus, and Colson Whitehead. The festival lineup highlights.
Martha Wells has written many novels, including the New York Times and USA Today-bestselling Murderbot Diaries series. Martha Wells' bibliography includes.
The series has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards. Martha Wells' bibliography includes.
The Texas Book Festival is on the calendar for November 14 and 15. The festival schedule confirms.
The biggest literary event in Texas is coming up again for readers. The festival preview notes.
Martha Wells is an Aggie who picked Texas A&M in part because of what she had heard about a great science fiction and fan community. Martha Wells' background highlights.

Why This Gathering Matters

The Murderbot Diaries is a much-beloved book series by award-winning author Martha Wells. The series is widely recognised as.
The festival brings together highly acclaimed authors for public discussion.
The event highlights the diverse range of contemporary literary voices gathering in Austin.
Readers interested in the speculative fiction themes explored in the series can look forward to the author's insights at the festival.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the Texas Book Festival is free to everybody.
The panel is scheduled for 4:00 pm this Saturday.
Fans of speculative fiction and award-winning science fiction will enjoy the series.
Attendees can meet the authors at a signing in the main signing tent.

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In Martha Wells' own words

Author Martha Wells speaks with New Scientist about the Murderbot Diaries, exploring the origins of Murderbot, themes of neurodivergence, and the world of the Corporation Rim.

Uploaded by New Scientist, 2024 · Watch on YouTube ·

Murderbot TV adaptation filming update

Wells confirms that the television adaptation of Murderbot is actively filming, noting that she has visited the set. She expects the show to be released sometime the following year.

Original short story had a sad ending

Wells explains that the project was originally conceived as a short story with a sad conclusion. She later realized it needed novella length and decided Murderbot should strike out on its own rather than settle for a nicer captor.

Murderbot reflected Wells' own neurodivergence

Wells reveals that Murderbot's compartmentalized way of processing emotions stemmed directly from her own brain. She says she did not fully recognize how non-neurotypical she was until neurodivergent readers began discussing the book with her.

Media consumption inspired by autism research

Wells drew inspiration from reports of autistic children learning emotional literacy by watching Disney films. She gave Murderbot thousands of hours of serial dramas so it could study human reactions and manage its own trauma.

Murderbot is completely genderless

Wells explains that Murderbot does not fall on a spectrum between male and female, but identifies as entirely genderless. Because it feels alienated by organic bodies, it also largely disregards human gender and physical appearance.