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 13: Jordan Kurella - "Awake, Arise, and Be Forever Fallen"
Episode 12: K. B. Wagers, ”Reluctant Heroes”
2019 Awards Eligibility Mini-sode
Episode 11: C. L. Polk - "Memory and a Monkey"
Episode 10: Sharon Hsu - "Grown-Up Business"
Episode 9: Premee Mohamed - "The Broken Astrolabe of Tychon Silkentongue"
Episode 8: Alexandra Rowland - "Windfall"
Episode 7: Amanda Hackwith, "A Gift of Claw and Hunt"
Episode 6: Tyler Hayes - "Ferryland"
Episode 5: Valerie Valdes - "Handyman"
Episode 4: Kate Lechler - "4PM at the Three-Eyed Dog"
Episode 3: R. K. Duncan - "The Night School"
Episode 2: Sarah Hollowell - “Several Emails Regarding a Ceiling Fan and a New Kitten”
Episode 1: Sarah Gailey - "Meet Cute"
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