Chapters:
How A Dead Djinn in Cairo was published – 00:00
Clark’s Double Life – 01:17
Clark’s Bio/Background – 02:00
1) Relationship between novelette and novel – 04:30
I like world building – 05:51
2) What research influenced your world building? – 08:30
3) Alternative Cairo made only from research or experience? – 14:43
4) Challenges/awards of spec. fiction to comment on social issues? – 16:30
5) What is your perspective on historical memory/purpose of history? – 20:52
Retro-futurism – 24:30
A world where the Armenian genocide never happened – 25:30
6) Microscopic code-switching intentional or studied? – 26:55
7) Through fantasy are you liberated to discuss politics and colonialism? – 30:30
Clark’s way of pushing against Orientalism – 32:40
This is not a utopia – 33:40
8) Inspiration behind writing such strong women? – 35:50
Read books by people who are like your characters – 40:20
9) Balance/marriage between science and religion? – 41:10
Djinns arrival in the world as first contact – 44:44
10) How involved were you in the audio book? – 46:30
Sweeping world, but never bogged down – 50:50
11) Process to create rich world and details – 51:20
12) Upload academic papers? – 56:30
13) Origin and reasons for the pen name? – 57:55
A Dead Djinn in Cairo taught in college – 1:03:00
14) More stories in this universe? – 1:05:20
Liberal Arts education is good – 1:07:30
15) Will you explore more Djinn-human relationship-power-magical-influence? 1:08:20
Goblins! – 1:11:33
16) Do you hate paperwork? – 1:12:00
17) Bound version of short stories in Dead Djinn universe? – 1:14:11
18) Trashy romance novel beef? – 1:15:30
19) Is Ghostface Killah or Raekwon the better emcee out of Wu-Tang? – 1:18:10
20) Who should we read now? – 1:18:55
Questions asked by: 1) John Knych 2), 3) Melissa DellaBartolomea 4) Stephanie Sabino 5) Brian Zielenski 6) Danielle 7) Eliane Boey 8) Ina Chang Torres 9) Tricia 10) Jen Ancker 11) John Knych 12) Brian Zielenski 13) Melissa DellaBartolomea 14) Ina Chang Torres 15) John Knych 16) John Knych 17) Stephanie Sabino 18) John Knych 19) John Knych 20) General