Sara Hamdan - What Will People Think? - The Writer's Journey

Alie Dumas-Heidt chats with fellow authors about their earliest beginnings and answer everyone's favorite question - What happens next? - on The Writer's Journey. Sara Hamdan is a Palestinian American author and editor-in-chief of T: The New York Times T Style Magazine MENA. It took her ten years to publish her first novel, written in small moments between work, raising kids and navigating the pandemic, to great critical acclaim. The book was a finalist in the Jimmy Fallon Book Club 2025, recommended by The New York Times Book Review, Goodreads, Forbes, and won a Netflix story award. In her professional life, Sara is a former Google editor, New York Times journalist, and Merrill Lynch banker. She is a proud (and tired) mom of two and lives with her family in sunny Dubai. @bysarahamdan on Instagram --- Alie Dumas-Heidt is the author of The Myth Maker, a detective thriller introducing Det. Cassidy Cantwell, set in Tacoma Washington. She lives in the PNW with her husband, adult kids, and two spoiled dogs. http://aliedh.com