I used to work for a newspaper that covered local resource issues, and my coworkers and friends were journalists. Their reporting work was always pretty grim. Paolo Bacigalupi covercoworkerfriend Change image and share on social
By nature I'm sort of an introvert. Paolo Bacigalupi introvertnaturesort Change image and share on social
I'm less crazy and unhappy when I'm writing. Paolo Bacigalupi crazyunhappywrite Change image and share on social
When somebody keeps telling you, 'This book is amazing,' you sort of have this pleasing instinct to say, 'Oh, let me make you happy again; let me do that trick again.' Paolo Bacigalupi amazebookhappy Change image and share on social
Everyone in China knows The Topics. The television stations and newspapers run the same state-generated stories all across the country, and the Chinese form their opinions based on these somewhat controlled sources. Paolo Bacigalupi basechinachinese share on social
The young adult category is particularly interesting to me in terms of science fiction and fantasy tropes. Paolo Bacigalupi adultcategoryfantasy Change image and share on social
People don't actually stay still, you know - when their area is a disaster, they go somewhere else, right? And that's just a natural human impulse. Paolo Bacigalupi areadisasterhuman Change image and share on social
I suspect that young adults crave stories of broken futures because they themselves are uneasily aware that their world is falling apart. Paolo Bacigalupi adultawarebreak Change image and share on social
I don't put a very clear label on my work. If anything, I write science fiction - looking at a moment now, in the present, and then extrapolating outward to think about what the future might look like if this particular trend goes on, or if this particular trend is the most dominant. That's a science fictional tool. Paolo Bacigalupi cleardominantextrapolate share on social
I think that, when I think about the future that 'The Water Knife' represents, it's one where there's a lack of oversight, planning and organization. Paolo Bacigalupi futureknifelack Change image and share on social