“I was always drawn to writing. My mom loves books, my dad loved movies. They were both big story people.” Born in Istanbul, Turkey, raised in Havertown, Pennsylvania, Papatya’s stories are an intersection between her American life and the way that “Turkishness” pops up in her life. Mitchell and Papatya talk about her influential authors, the O. Henry Award, life as a professor and more. This episode of The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan was recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan 

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor:  Lit Hub Radio

Links:  https://booksandbooks.com/

https://lithub.com/ 

https://www.aysepapatyabucak.com/

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