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TIH 414: Catherynne M. Valente on Space Opera, Peaks Island, and Musical Performances

  • October 5, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

In this podcast Catherynne M. Valente talks about Space Opera, Peaks Island, musical performances, and  much more.

About Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente is the New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen works of fiction and poetry, including Palimpsest, the Orphan’s Tales series, Deathless, Radiance, and the crowdfunded phenomenon The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making.

Show notes

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[3:19] Early life lessons growing up
[7:47] No distinction between genres from an early age
[12:00] Eurovision and Space Opera
[19:08] Favourite alien species
[25:59] Writing a book that is both a comedy and bleak
[32:09] Living in different countries: lessons learnt
[42:56] Acting
[45:27] Musical performances and collaborations with SJ Tucker
[53:51] Creativity and ADD
[58:15] Time to write books and number of projects on the go at once
[1:01:03] Space Oddity, sequel to Space Opera

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