Gaithersburg Book Festival (2022) -- John Scalzi ("The Kaiju Preservation Society"):
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Description of Pictures: John Scalzi
Science Fiction
Dashiell Hammett Pavilion
Best-selling sci-fi writer John Scalzi presents his new novel, "The Kaiju Preservation Society." The novel kicks off in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic but doesn't dwell long on the general devastation of 2020 before escaping into Kaiju Earth, where terrifying beasts and pop culture comedy are both in ready supply. Jamie Gray is the perfect reader insert, a sci-fi fan who, after being fired from a food delivery company, gets swept up in the effort to protect the Kaiju.
Interviewed by Andrea M. Pawley
SciFi
John Scalzi
Latest Title: The Kaiju Preservation Society
John Scalzi is one of the most popular science fiction authors of his generation, whose latest book is “The Kaiju Preservation Society.” His debut, “Old Man’s War,” won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times best-sellers include “The Last Colony,” “Fuzzy Nation,” “Redshirts” (winner of the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel) and 2020’s “The Last Emperox.” Material from his blog, Whatever (whatever.scalzi.com), has earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.
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