As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they're an escape. Paolo Bacigalupi amazebookcare Change image and share on social
When I think about myself as a writer, for sure I am a science fiction writer. The tools of extrapolation, the tools of anticipating the future - those are science fictional questions. Paolo Bacigalupi anticipateextrapolationfiction Change image and share on social
A wise human would have an understanding of the supply chain and how the pieces fit together. But it's against our nature to think about it. Paolo Bacigalupi chainfithuman Change image and share on social
I am interested in agricultural corporations and how they function. The idea that they own the genetics of our food supply is a really compelling thing to me. Paolo Bacigalupi agriculturalcompelcorporation Change image and share on social
I didn't think of myself as writing 'cli-fi,' but I'll take the label. I'll take any label that makes someone think they might be interested in my stories. Paolo Bacigalupi cliinterestlabel Change image and share on social
When we live the 21st-century good life, almost every aspect of it is predicated on not looking at the implications of what we're up to. Happiness at this point has a lot to do with not looking, so you don't feel complicit in some vast and awful enterprise. Paolo Bacigalupi 21staspectawful share on social
I have friends who are science journalists, and I'm seeing stories of theirs or talking with them about ideas that they're pitching. Certain kinds of science are around me all the time, like climate change and biology. Paolo Bacigalupi biologychangeclimate share on social
I think that we live in a highly specialized, technologically advanced society. Highly developed societies tend to have very remote understandings about what underlies our prosperity. Paolo Bacigalupi advancedevelophighly Change image and share on social
There are parents who are really angry that I decided to portray people who have come into the country illegally as decent human beings. Paolo Bacigalupi angrybeingcountry Change image and share on social
Originally, 'The Windup Girl' started as a short story - a very gnarly, complicated short story set in Bangkok that didn't work very well. Paolo Bacigalupi bangkokcomplicategirl Change image and share on social
