Sofia Samatar

Jordan chats with Sofia Samatar (The Practice, The Horizon, and the Chain and Opacities) about having two books out this year, doing everything twice (once in non-fiction, once in fiction), and her growing sense of an ongoing overarching project to her work. MENTIONED: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar Monster Portraits by Sofia Samatar and Del Samatar The White Mosque by Sofia Samatar Tender: Stories by Sofia Samatar Tone by Sofia Samatar and Kate Zambreno Quicksand by Nella Larsen Seasonal Associate by Heike Geissler, tr. by Katy Derbyshire Sofia Samatar is a writer of fiction and nonfiction, including the memoir The White Mosque, a PEN/Jean Stein Award finalist. Her works range from the award-winning epic fantasy A Stranger in Olondria to Opacities, a nonfiction book about writing, publishing, and friendship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.