Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Looked at more closely
Science fiction writer Charlie Jane Anders explains how the genre is a portal for us to imagine different ways of being human. She invites the audience into a new world with an excerpt from her work.
About Charlie Jane Anders
Charlie Jane Anders is an award-winning author of science fiction, including the novels All the Birds in the Sky and Choir Boy. Her short story collections span six months, three days, and five others. Her short stories have been published in Boston Review, Wired Magazine, and Slate, among others.
She wrote last The city in the middle of the night. Her upcoming book Victories Greater Than Death is slated for April 2021.
When she is not writing, Anders organizes the monthly reading series “Writers With Drinks” and moderates a podcast “Our Opinions Are Correct” together with the writer Annalee Newitz.
Anders studied English and Asian literature at Cambridge University.
