Debut author Khashayar J. Khabushani, author of I Will Greet The Sun Again.
Khash chats about:
- How coming out as an Artist held almost as many challenges as coming out as Queer
- The transformative power of the Columbia University MFA
- Writing from memories and remembered senses
- Writing to make amends to his childhood self and his inner child
- Writing hope and joy into a story with trauma and challenges imbedded in it
Guest Author: Khashayar J. Khabushani Books: I Will Greet The Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family
Khash’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Khash’s work: What The Living Do by Marie Howe, What Work Is by Philip Levine
A book Khash has always loved: Another Country by James Baldwin, We The Animals by Justin Torres
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Other books mentioned in this episode: Just Kids by Patti Smith
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