Book Tour 38: John Wiswell – Someone You Can Build a Nest In

This time around it is my absolute delight to welcome John Wiswell back to the show to talk about his debut novel, Someone You Can Build a Nest In, which just released this very week! We talk about John’s favorite bits both in and no longer in the book, along with conversation about language, games, and a surprise musical performance!

 

Things mentioned in this episode:

 

Premee Mohamed

Sarah Gailey

Caitlin Starling

“D.I.Y.” by John Wiswell

“Open House on Haunted Hill” and its Japanese cover

Katakana and Hiragana

Hunter x Hunter (2011)

Media Club Plus

Starred review in The Library Journal

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

“This is Not a Wardrobe Door,” by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

Sickos yes

4th Street Fantasy

Worldcon

John Scalzi

Ted Chiang

Martha Wells

Chuck Tingle

The Simpsons

The Arcadia Project trilogy, by Mishell Baker

Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle

Miri Baker

Tom Bombadil

Howard Tayler

Writing Excuses

Schlock Mercenary

Brandon Sanderson

Mary Robinette Kowal

Maurice Broaddus

Dongwon Song

Reservation Dogs

Holly, by Stephen King

Vacíos Cuerpos

Balatro

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Baldur’s Gate 3

Roguelike

Deck-builder

Calvinball

Hades

Friends at the Table Balatro stream

Austin Walker

Twilight Mirage and Spring in Hieron soundtracks

Bandcamp

Deep-fried jpegs

Is It Bandcamp Friday?

Web 1.0

John’s twitter, bluesky, insta, patreon, and substack

Escape Velocity, by Victor Manibo