So glad this was posted. I have never heard of this author, and literally just now at this moment I was looking for something like this. Some real life serendipity . Then went down the rabbit hole of checking out the author and her other books. This seems so under the radar.

Could use some hopepunk

From Wired article:

"" Chambers’ name has come to be associated with a specific type of science fiction. It’s known, cutesily and somewhat oxymoronically, as hopepunk. ""

https://www.wired.com/story/is-becky-chambers-ultimate-hope-...