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Victor Manibo on Touching the Work Regularly
Season 6 · Episode 4

Victor Manibo on Touching the Work Regularly

Talking Writing · Martha Nichols, John Vogel, and Neva Talladen

November 17, 20251h 3m

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Show Notes

Victor Manibo, a 2022 Lambda Literary Emerging Voices Fellow, sits down with TW Community Manager Neva Talladen to discuss the drafting process for his 2022 science fiction novel, The Sleepless. Manibo and Talladen connect over their shared Filipino heritage and roots in New York, as they explore the rise of “hustle culture.” The Sleepless portrays a society where sleep is no longer necessary or even desired. Instead, young professionals like Jamie, the story’s main character and an aspiring journalist, spend endless hours working, driven by an insatiable pursuit of career advancement.