October, 2023 | Lauren Beukes

October 27, 2023

I’ll Be At MCM Comic Con In London This Weekend!

Tomorrow, Saturday the 28th I will be at MCM Comic Con in London, hosted at ExCel London talking everything multiverse and signing books as well as speaking to aspiring creatives about creating and nurturing a brand. Be sure to bring your copies of Bridge with you for signings. You can find out where I'll be [...]

October 26, 2023

Waterstones List Bridge As One Of Their Best Sci-Fi Books Of 2023

Thrilled to see Bridge in Waterstones' The Best Books of 2023: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror this week and in such great company! Thank you so much Waterstones! Image by Page via IG "The acclaimed author of The Shining Girls and Zoo City delivers another scintillatingly realised slice of speculative fiction, as the daughter of a maverick [...]

October 19, 2023

Next Week I’ll Be In Conversation With Laura Jean McKay And Ned Beauman

Next week Thursday October 26th at 19:00 BST I'll be at Trafalgar Square Waterstones talking to fellow Arthur C Clarke Award winners Laura Jean McKay and Ned Beauman about science- and climate-fiction and the importance of genre fiction. See you there! Image by Waterstones An international panel of not one, not two, but THREE Arthur [...]

October 12, 2023

Talking Writing, Bridge, Mental Health And More With Scott Edelman On ‘Eating The Fantastic’

Scott Edelman invited me to lunch during Readercon in July this year. We talk writing, mental health, my latest novel Bridge while trying out the most exceptional (and unexpected) combo of eats at Bright Light Authentic Jamaican & Filipino Cuisine in Quincy near Boston. The whole conversation has been published on Edelman's podcast series Eating [...]

October 5, 2023

See You This Weekend At New Scientist Live In London

New Scientist's comment and culture editor Alison Flood has invited me to be part of a live conversation talking about my latest multiverse novel Bridge on the Engage Stage at New Scientist Live this weekend. I'll be signing books immediately afterward at the Blackwell's Books booth so make sure to bring your copy of Bridge! [...]