Poured Over Double Shot: Khashayar J. Khabushani and Jamel Brinkley
I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani is the story of a young Iranian American boy growing up in the San Fernando Valley with his brothers. With basketball, his family and the influences around him, he begins to understand his identity. Khabushani joins us to talk about the different realities within L.A., the rewriting process, what he learned as a teacher and more.\xa0
With ten rich and beautifully crafted stories, Jamel Brinkley\u2019s collection Witness shows a glimpse of life for people in pivotal times against the backdrop of New York City. Brinkley joins us to talk about the importance of short stories as an art form, his writing process, ghost stories and more.\xa0
Listen in as these authors speak separately with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.\xa0
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0
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\xa0Featured Books (Episode):\xa0
I Will Greet the Sun Again\xa0by Khashayar J. Khabushani\xa0\xa0
Witness by Jamel Brinkley\xa0\xa0
Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe\xa0
Stay True by Hua Hsu\xa0
A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley\xa0
I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin\xa0