Poets & Writers Theater

In this Louisiana Channel interview, Mohsin Hamid talks about how his writing process has changed over the years with each novel he’s written, the importance of form and structure to a reader’s understanding of narrative, and the responsibility of writers to establish and shape reality. “We talk about reality as though it is real, but we are aware that we are creating it,” he says.

“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.

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.

“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.

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.