1–What is the title of your latest release? THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A sapphic, atmospherically Holmesian murder mystery set on Jupiter: gaspunk where the gas is piped up directly from the swirling insubstantial planet below. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted to explore what a human settlement on a gas giant would be like. Initially I thought it would be some as-yet unidentified planet way out in the universe, but when I realized my book was partly about the damage humans have done to Earth and the desire to repair it, I moved it to Jupiter. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Mossa: Focused, observant, learning Pleiti: Dedicated, passionate, erudite 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? A day on Jupiter is less than ten hours long! So I had to figure out how humans might adapt to that. In my book they first try to artificially lengthen the day using orbiting mirrors, but society settles into a pattern where people stay awake for a day and a night…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Mindi Briar!   Writes: I write adventurous, romantic stories set in space. If you prefer your sci-fi gritty and dark with extra science, hold the feelings – then I’m sorry to disappoint! My niche is soft sci-fi and space fantasy. I strive to create an accessible, human-relationship-focused, optimistic, and queer-inclusive future that feels like a place I’d like to live in. My debut novel, ADRIFT IN STARLIGHT, follows a courtesan who’s paid to seduce an asexual woman, except their plans get derailed (and inconvenient feelings start to grow) when the two of them accidentally resurrect a fossilized alien and have to go on the run together. My new release, PETRICHOR BLOOMS, takes place in the same universe as the first book but stands alone. Find the blurb below!   About: I work in a library for my day job, which is kind of like being a kid who works in a candy shop. I’ve been obsessed with sci-fi/fantasy books since middle school and have…