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
Episode 23: Fran Wilde - ”How Sentient Kudzu Solved the KRYPTOS K4 Code and How the CIA Covered It Up A Revolution in Four Parts”
Shelter In Place 10: 2020 Awards Eligibility
Episode 22: Phoebe Barton - ”More Things Than Are Dreamt Of”
Shelter in Place 9: Post-NaNoWriMo
Episode 21: John Wiswell - ”Tonight at the Palindrome”
Shelter in Place 8: Fae’s Purrs
Episode 20: Jennifer Mace - Hagstone
Shelter in Place 7: Exquisite Corpse
Episode 19: Caitlin Starling - Untitled Faerie Story
Shelter in Place 6: Q&A
Episode 18: Karen Osborne - ”Slingshot Protocol”
Shelter in Place 5: ”Once Upon a Conspiracy”
Episode 17: ”When Dreams Like Fire Spread” - Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
Shelter in Place 4: ”The Doorway”
Episode 16: Megan E. O’Keefe - Conduit of Stone
Pride in Place: What Queer Fiction Means to Us
Episode 15: Annalee Flower Horne - ”Diamonds in the Sky”
Shelter in Place 2: ”New Horse Thing”
Episode 14: Hilary B. Bisenieks - ”Green Line”
Shelter in Place 1: ”Steel Yard”
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