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!
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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