Tales from the Trunk
2021-12
Episodes
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
This time around, I'm joined by the amazing Victor Manibo (@VictorManibo), author of The Sleepless, coming out in June of 2022 from Erewhon Books! Victor reads his trunked Poe retelling before we launch into a discussion of life after NaNoWriMo and how he went from never having heard of the event to getting his book onto store shelves.
Things we mention in this episode:
NaNoWriMo
"The Cask of Amontillado," by Edgar Allan Poe
Favelas
The Luminous Dead, by Caitlin Starling
"There is no there there"
Publishers Weekly (PW)
Nina Niskanen
Mary Robinette Kowal
Viable Paradise
Rubber ducky debugging
Jennifer "Macey" Mace
Valerie Valdez
Brass Goggles
Tor.com
Fae's purrs
Worldcon
Cowboy Bebop (anime and live-action)
Firefly
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The Expanse
Victor's website and insta
Obviously, Aliens, by Jennie Goloboy
Queen of Swords Press
Join us again next month, when my guests will be Jennie Goloboy and Sam J. Miller!
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
This is a spicy one, folks, so put those headphones in! This time around, it was my absolute delight to talk to Cassie Alexander (@CassieY4), author of many fine, spicy books. This time around, we're talking about her newest, AITA? and the fugue-state that Cassie wrote this book in!
Things mentioned on this episode:
AITA? (subreddit)
Schitt's Creek
Her Ex-boyfriend's Werewolf Lover, by Cassie Alexander
Blood of the Pack, by Cassie Alexander
Sons of Anarchy
Chuck Tingle
Quiver & Quill, by A. M. Kore
Mothman (cryptid)
Cassie's website and TikTok
Stick around for next time, when Victor Manibo will be joining the show!