Hello, and welcome to season five (5) of Tales from the Trunk, where it’s my distinct pleasure to welcome Dr. Malka Older to the show to talk about her brand new novel, The Mimicking of Known Successes, out in just a few days on March 7th, 2023 from Tor dot com publishing! Malka reads us a couple of excerpts from the book, and then we geek out about putting puns in books because we can!
Things mentioned in this episode:
Infomocracy, by Malka Older
Tor.com Publishing
Brent Lambert
NaNoWriMo
Juliet Kemp’s episode
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, by Malka Older
The Archive Undying, by Emma Mieko Candon
C.L. Polk’s recent book tour
Even Though I Knew the End, by C.L. Polk
Malka and Cee’s event, March 9th, 3:00 pm Pacific at Loyalty Bookstore
“Narrative Disorder,” by Malka Older
…and Other Disasters, by Malka Older
Daniel Jose Older
Meru, by S.B. Divya
The Terraformers, by Annalee Newitz
A Scatter of Light, by Melinda Lo
Malka’s mastodon, insta, and tumblr
Join us again in two weeks, when I’ll be talking with Suzan Palumbo!
Book Tour 20: Neon Yang – The Genesis of Misery
Episode 42: Rem Wigmore - ”Considine’s Counsel”
Book Tour 19: Valerie Valdes - Fault Tolerance
Episode 41: Miri Baker - ”DUEL”
Book Tour 18: Ruthanna Emrys - A Half-Built Garden
Episode 40: Amanda Cook - ”Snow Day”
Book Tour 17: Sarah Gailey - Just Like Home
Episode 39: Michael R. Underwood - The Broken Summit
Book Tour 16: Marion Deeds - Comeuppance Served Cold
Episode 38: Andi C. Buchanan - Invented Wings
Book Tour 15: Maya MacGregor - The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
Episode 37: Lillian Boyd - ”Inside Job”
Book Tour 14: Hailey Piper - Your Mind is a Terrible Thing
Episode 36: Ivy Noelle Weir - Archival Quality
Shelter in Place 23: R. J. Theodore - Flotsam
Episode 35: Sam J. Miller - Blue Matter
2021 Awards Eligibility
Shelter in Place 22: Jennie Goloboy - Obviously, Aliens
Episode 34: Victor Manibo - ”The Casket”
Shelter in Place 21: Cassie Alexander - AITA?
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