Andrea Hairston - Mindscape

Andrea Hairston is a playwright and the author of multiple books, including Redwood and Wildfire, Lonely Stardust, and Masters of Poison. Today, she visits The OTHERWORLDS to discuss her debut novel, Mindscape, which won the Carl Brandon Parallax Award and was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award and James Tiptree Jr. Award after its original publication in 2006. Mindscape has been re-released by Tor 19 years after its original publication. Andrea chats about the dangers of siloing, Mindscape's relevance in the world today, how it feels having a book re-released by a major trad publisher 19 years after it's small press debut, manufacturing narratives to retain power, the key to changing the world, and hope. To learn more about Andrea and Mindscape, visit Andrea's website https://andreahairston.com/ or follow Andrea on Bluesky @andreahairston.bsky.com or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dangerouswomeninc/