Ep 145: Aminah Mae Safi

Aminah Mae Safi, debut author of NOT THE GIRLS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, talks about writing hangry characters, trying to make fetch happen in a book, how fantasy stories hold an inherent appeal to children of immigrants, and how artists have to have batshit belief in themselves. Aminah Mae Safi Show Notes Lauren Anderson (first black female ballet dancer, in Houston) Foucault Reza Aslan Inigo Montoya Kirsten Hubbard (her First Draft interview here) Article about foreign translators talking about interpreting President Trump Emmanuel Macron The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Brandy Colbert The Never-Ending Story (movie) Winter of Fire book by Sherryl Jordan Bachelorette (movie) Mean Girls (movie) The Scarlet Letter Winona Ryder The Crucible Demi Moore