S.B. Divya's Blog, page 2

On January 27 at 1pm Eastern time, I'll be reading an excerpt from MERU at TBRCon 2023 and doing a Q & A with the audience. If you have any burning questions for me, p...

I am truly honored to receive a starred review from Publishers Weekly for my upcoming novel, Meru. This novel is my first foray into the far future and space opera, and it’s always nice to get some early validation when attempting something new.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781662505096

Empathy convincingly overcomes anxiety in this thoughtful, inventive, and impressively understated space opera from Divya (Machinehood). Having devastated the environments of both Earth and Mars centuries befo...

I’ll be attending this year’s World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago in just a couple weeks. I’m happy to say that the advance reader copies (“ARC”s) of Meru will be there with me! I’ll have an official autographing session on Thursday where you can pick up signed copies for free. I’m happ...

I didn't win a Nebula or Locus for MACHINEHOOD, but I'm so grateful and honored that it was a finalist for both awards. What an incredible year it's already been, and the Hugo and Ignyte Awards are still to come!

Would you like to vote for the Hugo Awards? Voting is open to anyone who buys a me...

MACHINEHOOD is a finalist for the...

It's been my great privilege and pleasure to work on Escape Pod for the last 7 years, but it is time for me to say goodbye. Unfortunately, due to my health problems, I no longer have the energy to juggle 3 jobs plus family responsibilities, so April 8, 2022, will be my last day as co-editor.

Whe...

For work done in 2021, I have my first novel, Machinehood, as well as several short stories and editorial effort that are eligible for nomination in the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards, among others.

First, a note for those reading this who aren’t industry insiders: Anyone who buys a supporting m...

Last weekend, I spent half a day at San Diego Comic Con's Special Edition. I was on a discussion panel, and then I signed some books. It was my first large in-person event since the Covid pandemic, and I was really nervous about attending, but not for the reason you might think.

I am so pleased to announce that my debut novel, Machinehood, has been selected for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction of the year! Voting is open to anyone as long as they set up a Goodreads account. First round voting goes until Nov 28. Any books that advance will go into the final round voting. I’ll keep my fingers crossed, but I have some excellent competition. Follow the link to see all the finalists and to vote!

MACHINEHOOD is out today from Hachette India in ebook and print! I'm doubly excited because much of my family lives there, and a good chunk of the novel is from the perspective of Nithya Balachandran in Chennai.

My short story collection, Contingency Plans for the Apocalypse and Other Possible Situations is now available w...