Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Future Power Structures & Systems with author Malka Older. During the episode, Malka envisions the structures that shape us, including how to define power structures and systems, the role of sci-fi in imagining possible futures, how humans experience systems, incorporating power structures into stories, predicting the future of large- and small-scale systems, characters vs. power structures, stakes, metaphors, community, resistance and more.
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SFF Addicts Ep. 160: Malka Older talks The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses, Cozy Fiction, Sherlock Holmes & More
Episode 160 of SFF Addicts has arrived! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author Malka Older about her new novel The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses, Mossa and Pleiti as her Holmes and Watson, cozy vs. comforting fiction, Sherlock Holmes influences, writing realistic character romance/relationships, expanding characters and worldbuilding across […]
TBRCon2025 Highlight: Is Science Catching Up to What Was Once Sci-Fi? (with Mary Robinette Kowal, Malka Older & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/book reviewer Neil Williams and authors Mary Robinette Kowal, Malka Older, Sue Burke and Wick Welker for a TBRCon2025 panel on “Is Science Catching Up to What Was Once Sci-Fi?”
TBRCon2024 Highlight: The Rise of Novellas (with Martha Wells, Veronica Roth, P. Djèlí Clark & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Moses Ose Utomi and panelists Martha Wells, Veronica Roth, P. Djèlí Clark, Malka Older and Beth Tabler for a TBRCon2024 panel on “The Rise of Novellas.”
TBRCon2023 Highlight: The Future of Near-Future Sci-Fi (Panel)
Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/podcaster Adrian M. Gibson and authors Malka Older, Sheree Renée Thomas, Lincoln Michel, Samit Basu and Victor Manibo for a TBRCon2023 author panel on “The Future of Near-Future Sci-Fi”.
SFF Addicts Ep. 26: Cyberunk (Past, Present, Future) (with Malka Older, T. R. Napper, Lincoln Michel & Craig Lea Gordon)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Malka Older, T. R. Napper, Lincoln Michel and Craig Lea Gordon as they decode the (virtual) realities of cyberpunk’s past, present and future. During the panel they discuss what attracts them to cyberpunk, the genre’s origins in noir, the contrast between cities and apocalyptic landscapes, worn out cyberpunk tropes and aesthetics, big themes like biotech and transhumanism, memory and reality, information and AI, as well as how the genre can be resuscitated in the 21st-century and much more.
Review: Infomocracy (The Centenal Cycle #1) by Malka Older
It’s rare that I get fully engrossed in a fictional political narrative anymore. Sure, the vast number of Tom Clancy novels and movies deliver compelling, high-octane thrill rides, and The Manchurian Candidate (both the 1959 novel as well as the 1962 and 2004 films) still stands as one of the best election stories out there. But, when it comes down to it, the real world of politics (in the United States and elsewhere) is already rife with enough drama, deceit and decadence. Sometimes it’s just so damn tiring—and all of this coming from me, a genuine political junky. (On top of it all, most political stories just aren’t that good.) So, it came as a wonderful surprise when I read Malka Older’s debut novel, Infomocracy, that I found myself invested in a story so distinctly political again.