This time around it is my absolute delight to welcome John Wiswell back to the show to talk about his debut novel, <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-john-wiswell/20241154'>Someone You Can Build a Nest In</a>, 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:
 
<a href='https://www.premeemohamed.com/'>Premee Mohamed</a>
<a href='https://sarahgailey.com/'>Sarah Gailey</a>
<a href='https://www.caitlinstarling.com/'>Caitlin Starling</a>
“<a href='https://reactormag.com/d-i-y-john-wiswell/'>D.I.Y.</a>” by John Wiswell
“<a href='https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-64a-open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell/'>Open House on Haunted Hill</a>” and its Japanese cover

<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana'>Katakana and Hiragana</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter'>Hunter x Hunter</a> (2011)
<a href='https://sites.libsyn.com/484704/site'>Media Club Plus</a>
<a href='https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-1802313'>Starred review in The Library Journal</a>
<a href='https://mercfennwolfmoor.carrd.co/'>Merc Fenn Wolfmoor</a>
“<a href='https://firesidefiction.com/issue29/chapter/this-is-not-a-wardrobe-door/'>This is Not a Wardrobe Door</a>,” by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
<a href='https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sickos-haha-yes'>Sickos yes</a>
<a href='https://4thstreetfantasy.com/'>4th Street Fantasy</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldcon'>Worldcon</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Scalzi'>John Scalzi</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Chiang'>Ted Chiang</a>
<a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/book-tour-33-martha-wells-%E2%80%93-system-collapse/'>Martha Wells</a>
<a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/book-tour-29-chuck-tingle-%E2%80%93-camp-damascus/'>Chuck Tingle</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons'>The Simpsons</a>
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/borderline-mishell-baker/10293034'>The Arcadia Project</a> trilogy, by Mishell Baker
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/camp-damascus-chuck-tingle/18738983'>Camp Damascus</a>, by Chuck Tingle
<a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/episode-41-miri-baker-duel/'>Miri Baker</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bombadil'>Tom Bombadil</a>
<a href='https://howardtayler.com/'>Howard Tayler</a>
<a href='https://writingexcuses.com/'>Writing Excuses</a>
<a href='https://www.schlockmercenary.com/'>Schlock Mercenary</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Sanderson'>Brandon Sanderson</a>
<a href='https://maryrobinettekowal.com/'>Mary Robinette Kowal</a>
<a href='https://mauricebroaddus.com/'>Maurice Broaddus</a>
<a href='http://www.dongwonsong.com/'>Dongwon Song</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_Dogs'>Reservation Dogs</a>
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/holly-stephen-king/19655404'>Holly</a>, by Stephen King
<a href='https://vacioscuerpos.bandcamp.com/album/doble-mente'>Vacíos Cuerpos</a>
<a href='https://www.playbalatro.com/'>Balatro</a>
<a href='https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-switch/'>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a>
<a href='https://baldursgate3.game/'>Baldur’s Gate 3</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike'>Roguelike</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck-building_game'>Deck-builder</a>
<a href='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Calvinball'>Calvinball</a>
<a href='https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/'>Hades</a>
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO0NLO8lnQI'>Friends at the Table Balatro stream</a>
<a href='https://cohost.org/austin'>Austin Walker</a>
<a href='https://notquitereal.bandcamp.com/album/the-twilight-mirage-friends-at-the-table-soundtrack-season-four'>Twilight Mirage</a> and <a href='https://notquitereal.bandcamp.com/track/spring-in-hieron'>Spring in Hieron</a> soundtracks
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandcamp'>Bandcamp</a>
<a href='https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deep-fried-memes'>Deep-fried jpegs</a>
<a href='https://isitbandcampfriday.com/'>Is It Bandcamp Friday?</a>
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Web_1.0'>Web 1.0</a>
John’s <a href='https://twitter.com/wiswell?lang=en'>twitter</a>, <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/wiswell.bsky.social'>bluesky</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/john_wiswell/'>insta</a>, <a href='https://www.patreon.com/Wiswell'>patreon</a>, and <a href='https://johnwiswell.substack.com/'>substack</a>
<a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/escape-velocity-victor-manibo/20299029'>Escape Velocity</a>, by Victor Manibo

<description>&lt;p&gt;This time around it is my absolute delight to welcome John Wiswell back to the show to talk about his debut novel, &lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-john-wiswell/20241154'&gt;Someone You Can Build a Nest In&lt;/a&gt;, 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!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Things mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.premeemohamed.com/'&gt;Premee Mohamed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://sarahgailey.com/'&gt;Sarah Gailey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.caitlinstarling.com/'&gt;Caitlin Starling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href='https://reactormag.com/d-i-y-john-wiswell/'&gt;D.I.Y.&lt;/a&gt;” by John Wiswell&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href='https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-64a-open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell/'&gt;Open House on Haunted Hill&lt;/a&gt;” and its Japanese cover&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana'&gt;Katakana and Hiragana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter'&gt;Hunter x Hunter&lt;/a&gt; (2011)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://sites.libsyn.com/484704/site'&gt;Media Club Plus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-1802313'&gt;Starred review in The Library Journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://mercfennwolfmoor.carrd.co/'&gt;Merc Fenn Wolfmoor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href='https://firesidefiction.com/issue29/chapter/this-is-not-a-wardrobe-door/'&gt;This is Not a Wardrobe Door&lt;/a&gt;,” by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sickos-haha-yes'&gt;Sickos yes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://4thstreetfantasy.com/'&gt;4th Street Fantasy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldcon'&gt;Worldcon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Scalzi'&gt;John Scalzi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Chiang'&gt;Ted Chiang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/book-tour-33-martha-wells-%E2%80%93-system-collapse/'&gt;Martha Wells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/book-tour-29-chuck-tingle-%E2%80%93-camp-damascus/'&gt;Chuck Tingle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons'&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/borderline-mishell-baker/10293034'&gt;The Arcadia Project&lt;/a&gt; trilogy, by Mishell Baker&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/camp-damascus-chuck-tingle/18738983'&gt;Camp Damascus&lt;/a&gt;, by Chuck Tingle&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.talesfromthetrunk.com/e/episode-41-miri-baker-duel/'&gt;Miri Baker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bombadil'&gt;Tom Bombadil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://howardtayler.com/'&gt;Howard Tayler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://writingexcuses.com/'&gt;Writing Excuses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.schlockmercenary.com/'&gt;Schlock Mercenary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Sanderson'&gt;Brandon Sanderson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://maryrobinettekowal.com/'&gt;Mary Robinette Kowal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://mauricebroaddus.com/'&gt;Maurice Broaddus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.dongwonsong.com/'&gt;Dongwon Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_Dogs'&gt;Reservation Dogs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/holly-stephen-king/19655404'&gt;Holly&lt;/a&gt;, by Stephen King&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://vacioscuerpos.bandcamp.com/album/doble-mente'&gt;Vacíos Cuerpos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.playbalatro.com/'&gt;Balatro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-switch/'&gt;The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://baldursgate3.game/'&gt;Baldur’s Gate 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike'&gt;Roguelike&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck-building_game'&gt;Deck-builder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Calvinball'&gt;Calvinball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/'&gt;Hades&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO0NLO8lnQI'&gt;Friends at the Table Balatro stream&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://cohost.org/austin'&gt;Austin Walker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://notquitereal.bandcamp.com/album/the-twilight-mirage-friends-at-the-table-soundtrack-season-four'&gt;Twilight Mirage&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://notquitereal.bandcamp.com/track/spring-in-hieron'&gt;Spring in Hieron&lt;/a&gt; soundtracks&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandcamp'&gt;Bandcamp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deep-fried-memes'&gt;Deep-fried jpegs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://isitbandcampfriday.com/'&gt;Is It Bandcamp Friday?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Web_1.0'&gt;Web 1.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John’s &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/wiswell?lang=en'&gt;twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/wiswell.bsky.social'&gt;bluesky&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/john_wiswell/'&gt;insta&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/Wiswell'&gt;patreon&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://johnwiswell.substack.com/'&gt;substack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/escape-velocity-victor-manibo/20299029'&gt;Escape Velocity&lt;/a&gt;, by Victor Manibo&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

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 bo...

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

Tales from the Trunk

Book Tour 38: John Wiswell – Someone You Can Build a Nest In

Book Tour 38: John Wiswell – Someone You Can Build a Nest In

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