Daniel Nayeri's autobiographical novel,Everything Sad Is
Untrue, tells the tale of
young Daniel, who has landed in Oklahoma after his mother is forced
to flee Iran with Daniel and his sister and after they've spent
some years living as refugees in Italy before making it to the
U.S. On the podcast episode, the real Khosrou (aka
Daniel) tells the tale of what happened after Oklahoma, how he
wound up in publishing, and the threads of family, belonging, and
sheer force of will that have pulled him through. We talk about the
conflicting desires for connection and isolation, and about how to
create a life with acts of welcome and little rebellions against
sadness. Buy Everything Sad Is Untrue
Author Sara Zarr in conversation with other writers of all kinds. We talk about process, psychology, career, distractions, relationships with audience and social media, art meeting commerce, fear, shame, faith, doubt, and our moms.