the author

Becky Chamber’s personal website (Other Scribbles, 2021) tells us that;

They are based in Northern California and their books have been nominated for:

Becky grew up in a family heavily involved in space science, however they originally started to explore a career in performing arts.

Becky (I think!) is super cool and spends their free time playing video games, tabletop RPGs, and looking through their telescope.

Having hopped around the world a bit, Becky is now back in their home state, where they live with their partner.

Becky hopes to see Earth from orbit one day.