Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“Don’t worry about whether you’re writing anything, worry about if you’re sitting there attempting to write something or not.” In this video, Mohsin Hamid speaks to Granta about his award-winning fourth novel, Exit West (Riverhead Books, 2017), the job of being a writer, and what he has learned from Douglas Adams.
Tags: Fiction | Mohsin Hamid | Granta | Exit West | Riverhead Books | 2017 | writing process -
In this video, Book Riot offers six recommendations for books that feature refugees including Girl at War (Random House, 2015) by Sara Nović, Inside Out and Back Again (Harper, 2011) by Thanhha Lai, and Exit West (Riverhead Books, 2017) by Mohsin Hamid.
Tags: Fiction | 2011 | 2015 | 2017 | Book Riot | Books Featuring Refugees | Exit West | Girl at War | Harper | Inside Out and Back Again | Mohsin Hamid | Random House | Riverhead Books | Sara Nović | Thanhha Lai -
“We have to imagine new futures, and I think what storytellers can do is begin to imagine new ways of being, and new places that we can all go to.” Mohsin Hamid discusses his latest novel, Exit West (Riverhead Books, 2017), and speaks about the importance of storytelling on Late Night With Seth Meyers.
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The author reads an excerpt from his latest novel, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, published last month by Riverhead Books, on PBS NewsHour.
