Dr. Marian Aguiar, Associate Professor of English in Carnegie Mellon's Department of English, talks about relationships, the importance of stories, why Hamid chose a novel over a work of nonfiction, what it means to cut out the immigrant journey, and how knowing that we continually reinvent ourselves is key to self-awareness.

Laura Maxwell, Leadership Coach in the Accelerate Leadership Center, talks about getting out of her comfort zone, the importance of gratitude and empathy, how leadership means caring and always learning, and how she can never look at a door the same way again.

Dr. Andreea Ritivoi, Head of Carnegie Mellon University's School of English, talks about her immigrant experience, personalizing the immigrant story, why Mohsin Hamid uses the doors for his characters' journeys, how Exit West makes us more empathic, what made her cry in the novel, and much more.

Executive Director of the Accelerate Leadership Center, Leanne Meyer, talks about her immigrant experience, relationships, and why reading doesn't feel as important as it once was, but should.

In the first Tepper Reads 2020 podcast, SHIFT program managers in the Accelerate Leadership Center, which is part of Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business, discuss SHIFT programming, and their love of books.