Show Notes for Ep. 63 "OKPsyche with Anya Johanna DeNiro"
Joining Mary Anne and Ben on this episode is Anya Johanna DeNiro, a trans woman and writer who recently published her novel, OKPsyche. The book follows the story of an unnamed trans woman on an epic journey to find the place where she belongs. Mary Anne and Ben discuss DeNiro’s inspirations for OkPsyche, its genre-bending elements, and the second-person POV.
Recorded December 11, 2023 / Published December 19, 2023
Contents
- 0:00:00 – introduction to DeNiro and her novel, OKPsyche
- 0:19:30 – on the genre elements of OKPsyche
- 0:25:22 – on the second person nature of the book
- 0:40:00 – on the language and Midwestern influence of the book
- 0:45:20 – on the transition narrative
- 0:45:20 – on gender roles
- 0:45:20 – on the transition narrative
- 1:00:00 – how DeNiro wrote OKPsyche
- 1:05:40 – concluding thoughts and DeNiro’s next project
Works and People Mentioned
Organized by order of appearance.
- Check out OKPsyche, published by Small Beer Press
- DeNiro’s website
- DeNiro’s Blusky profile
- DeNiro’s Mastodon profile
- Link to Avery Alder episode
- The Murderbot Diaries, series by Martha Wells
- DeNiro’s Tor.com essay on the Murderbot series
- Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, short story by Jorge Luis Borges
- The Box Man, novel by Kōbō Abe
- The Language of the Night, book of essays by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Sleepless Nights, novel by Elizabeth Hardwick
- A Small Place, novel by Jamaica Kincaid
- Mint in Your Throat, short story by Mary Anne Mohanraj
- Porpentine, video game designer and writer
- Anna Anthropy, video game designer
- Link to MRAH episode on chores
- Detransition, Baby, novel by Torrey Peters
