Brian Biswas’s Cosmic Love Story “The Astronomer” Bends Reality

Charlotte Readers Podcast

In this episode 358, we feature Brian Biswas and his first novel, The Astronomer, an exploration of a man’s struggle with a neurological disease, the nature of reality, and the workings of his own mind. This book is both a love story and the tale of a man’s journey to find his place in the universe. Kirkus calls it “a fantastically strange novel that’s as grippingly eccentric as the protagonist at its center.”
Show discussion highlights:
● The personal inspiration for the character of Franz Herbert
● The appeal of magical realism
● Writing short stories vs. writing novels
● This book’s 50-year journey to the page
● Tips for how to edit your writing–and when not to edit
Author bio:
Brian Biswas, a writer of magical realism, Gothic and neo-Gothic tales, and science fiction, has published over sixty short stories in the U.S. and internationally. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, anthologized in The Irreal Reader, and had stories read on Australian Public Radio, and translated into Vietnamese. In addition to The Astronomer, he’s published A Betrayal & Other Stories and the forthcoming collection Blister and Other Stories.
Learn more about the author and their books HERE.
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