Live Q&A with "Project Hail Mary" author Andy Weir

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Mat Kaplan interviews Andy Weir about "Project Hail Mary" for The Planetary Society's first Book Club LIVE virtual event.

[@daniello417]

I've stumbled upon this searching for information about the upcoming Project Hail Mary movie. Lucky me! This was a perfect interview with interesting, clever questions and brilliant answers. I love that we got to see the Excel sheet; I'd been wondering about this for a while. I don't know who you are, Planetary Society, but thank you! And thank you Andy, of course, for your open and detailed answers.

[@horizonbrave1533]

YES!! This book was my FAV when it came out... (was it 2021?) It was so good...the ending was so melancholy but hopeful...Loved it! I actually rank it higher than the Martian

[@angelobuq1026]

Totally agree!! I didn’t expect that ending at all. It started sad (when they went there seperate ways) then a little better when Grace saved Rocky and then wow’d when I found out he was staying in Erid

[@ADHDMedia]

Great time!! I really enjoyed this event

[@ADHDMedia]

I am so proud 2:08

[@Pidxr]

2D x Time is perfect for our current age, 3-D

[@cmh80634]

Did anyone ever tell Andy he was wearing his t-shirt backwards? Not sure how he missed that getting dressed, maybe it was infant-induced sleep deprivation…. I noticed that early on in this interview & couldn’t stop seeing it.

[@cmh80634]

Love the book, he’s a brilliant writer, love the interview, btw…