{"id":2806,"date":"2025-03-20T07:06:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T11:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2806"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:42:00","slug":"mary-robinette-kowal-what-if-1950s-space-exploration-were-very-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2806","title":{"rendered":"Mary Robinette Kowal: What if 1950s Space Exploration Were Very Different?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MartianContingency_comp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2807 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MartianContingency_comp2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MartianContingency_comp2-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Mary Robinette Kowal, author of  <em><a href=\"https:\/\/maryrobinettekowal.com\/writing\/the-martian-contingency\/\">The Martian Contingency<\/a><\/em>, will appear with John Scalzi, author of <a href=\"https:\/\/whatever.scalzi.com\/\">When the Moon Hits Your Eye<\/a>, to celebrate the release of their books on Sunday, March 23 at 2:00pm at the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Mary Robinette Kowal\u2019s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Lady Astronaut series chronicles how courageous women become astronauts in an alternate 1950\u2019s America. The latest installment follows Elma York all the way to Mars, continuing a series that Library Journal calls \u201cwell-paced\u201d and \u201csatisfying.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Craft-2025-3-21_MRKowal.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6739\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2806-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Craft-2025-3-21_MRKowal.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Craft-2025-3-21_MRKowal.mp3\">https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Craft-2025-3-21_MRKowal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Craft-2025-3-21_MRKowal.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2806-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Craft-2025-3-21_MRKowal.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Craft-2025-3-21_MRKowal.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Robinette Kowal, author of The Martian Contingency, will appear with John Scalzi, author of When the Moon Hits Your Eye, to celebrate the release of their books on Sunday, March 23 at 2:00pm at the Columbus Metropolitan Library. 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