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Midnight in Karachi Episode 59: Sami Shah
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Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad.
This week comedian, novelist and memoirist Sami Shah is on the podcast, talking about his latest book Fire Boy. The pair also discuss publishing multiple books without an agent, Pakistani urban myths, diverse stories, worldbuilding when your story is set in a city you know well but is almost fantasy to the rest of the world, and exoticisation as the biggest crime.
Listen to Midnight in Karachi Episode 59 (42:05):
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Midnight in Karachi Episode 59: Sami Shah
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If you have a suggestion for Midnight in Karachi—a prospective guest, a book, a subject—please let me know at mahvesh@mahveshmurad.com and we’ll see what we can do for you!
The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 59: Sami Shah appeared first on Reactor.
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Manage episode 399542816 series 100203
Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad.
This week comedian, novelist and memoirist Sami Shah is on the podcast, talking about his latest book Fire Boy. The pair also discuss publishing multiple books without an agent, Pakistani urban myths, diverse stories, worldbuilding when your story is set in a city you know well but is almost fantasy to the rest of the world, and exoticisation as the biggest crime.
Listen to Midnight in Karachi Episode 59 (42:05):
https://reactormag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Midnight-in-Karachi-EP-59-Sami-Shah.mp3On a mobile device or want to save the podcast for later?
Midnight in Karachi Episode 59: Sami Shah
Get the Midnight in Karachi feed
If you have a suggestion for Midnight in Karachi—a prospective guest, a book, a subject—please let me know at mahvesh@mahveshmurad.com and we’ll see what we can do for you!
The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 59: Sami Shah appeared first on Reactor.
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