Having written three novels in her sci-fi space opera series, Wayfarers, writer Becky Chambers is taking a short break of sorts with To Be Taught, If Fortunate (paperback, Kindle), a novella she describes as “near-ish future astronaut fiction.” In the following email interview, she discusses the origins and influences on this story, as well as how it’s unconnected but still relates to her Wayfarers novels.