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Blast Off with PBS Books This August

Humor, heart, and hard science fiction — from bestselling book to blockbuster, Project Hail Mary has taken off this summer. Join the PBS Books Readers Club on August 27^th at 8pm EST for an interview with bestselling author Andy Weir. 

PBS Books Readers Club welcomes author Andy Weir to discuss his best-selling sci-fi novel  Project Hail Mary. The episode drops on August 27^th at 8PM ET as a PBS Books Facebook Live event, on the PBS Books YouTube channel, pbsbooks.org, and the PBS app. 

Dr. Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship millions of miles from home, with no recollection of who he is, how he got there, or what he's supposed to be doing. He soon realizes Earth is in grave danger and that the fate of humanity may depend on him. No pressure, right? 

As his memories slowly return, Grace begins to understand the impossible mission before him. But in the vast emptiness of space, he finds an unexpected ally: an alien he calls Rocky, who is searching for answers of his own. Together, they must overcome staggering odds, proving that even across the stars, friendship and ingenuity can bridge the widest divides.

As Weir details, “I had the whole story in my mind kind of roughly laid out before I even started page one. In fact, I knew what the last scene was going to be before I wrote the first word…”

Project Hail Mary is equal parts thrilling, clever, funny, and surprisingly tender. Dr. Grace's wry sense of humor, mixed with his self-deprecation, brings a light touch to a story that's ultimately very smart and suspenseful. h bestselling author Andy Weir. 

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Want more out-of-this-world programming this summer? PBS has you covered. Explore distant corners of space and real-life moon missions with NOVA, including episodes like Return to the Moon, which takes audiences behind the scenes of the recent Artemis mission. Or watch the four-part docuseries Once Upon a Time in Space for a deeply personal look into the early space race through to today, and the many challenges and triumphs along the way.

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