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Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 3]: The joy of going down a research wormhole, a preview of her second memoir ) + matcha latte mustachesIn this final part of my interview with Palestinian-American, award-nominated memoirist, Nada Samih-Rotondo, we covered:- A preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait)- The allure of folk tales and fairy tales- The joy of going down a research wormhole- Nada’s current obsessions–turtle migration, and early African-American history in Rhode Island- Getting over the very human desire for external validation- Nada’s beau...
2024-11-2222 minFinding the Throughline with Kate Hanley[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 2]: Reader feedback as creative rocketfuel, being the only Arab-American kid around + astrology talk!In this episode I'm talking with Nada about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:- How her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite part- The type of reader feedback that fills her heart and lights her up and fuels her to create- Feeling out of step with the world–and being OK with that- Being the only Arab kid around in the 90s...
2024-11-2020 minFinding the Throughline with Kate Hanley[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 1]: Writing by feeling vs. knowing, pandemic productivity, + the importance of getting out of the houseMy guest this week is Nada Samih-Rotondo, a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory, which has been shortlisted for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been published in the The Master's Review, Squat! Birth Journal, and Gulfstream Literary Magazine.We talk about:- How Nada started writing her novel during the pandemic while teaching from...
2024-11-1821 min
Stories from PalestineAll water has perfect memory, interview with author Nada Samih-RotondoNada is a Palestinian-American author, teacher and mother. She was six years old when her mother kidnapped her from Kuwait, at the time when Iraq invaded Kuwait. They went to the United States where her uncle lived in Rhode Island. She did not yet realize that it was not a holiday but they were going to stay. Her debut book All Water Has a Perfect Memory is a memoir that takes readers from the author’s ancestral origins- the coast of Yaffa, Palestine, to her birthplace of Kuwait, eventually landing on the shores of Narragansett Bay in Rh...
2024-10-1349 min
Black Writers ReadBlack Writers Read Retrospective: Authors on MemoirSend us a textThis bonus episode features excerpts from five interviews from Season Four - those that we had with authors who write memoir. Over the summer, we will be revisiting conversations that cover the nuisances of genre, form, and style - offering mini masterclasses filled with advice and insight from some of our guests. This retrospective offers insight on source material, exploring the effects of traumatic experiences, self-reflecting on formative moments in life, and honoring the past. Memoir, which is considered creative nonfiction, offers writers a space to tackle difficult situations with grace and humility...
2024-07-0353 minFinding the Throughline with Kate Hanley[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 3]: The joy of going down a research wormhole, a preview of her second memoir ) + matcha latte mustachesA preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait)The allure of folk tales and fairy talesThe joy of going down a research wormholeNada’s current wormholes–turtle migration, and early African-American history in Rhode IslandGetting over the very human desire for external validationNada’s beautiful vision of a free PalestineThe YA novels Nada can’t put downOat milk matcha lattes (and why...
2024-03-1520 minFinding the Throughline with Kate Hanley[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 2]: Reader feedback as creative rocketfuel, being the only Arab-American kid around + astrology talk!In this episode I'm talking with Netta about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:The process of her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite partThe type of reader feedback that fills her heart and lights her up and fuels her to createFeeling out of step with the world–and being OK with thatBeing the only Arab kid around in the 90sNada’s plea...
2024-03-1318 minFinding the Throughline with Kate Hanley[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 1]: Writing by feeling vs. knowing, pandemic productivity + the importance of getting out of the houseNada Samih-Rotondo is a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory.Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been published in the The Master's Review, Squat! Birth Journal, and Gulfstream Literary Magazine. Nada and I are talking on a school holiday because she is a teacher and I am so grateful that she made time for us.How Nada started writing her novel during the pandemic...
2024-03-1119 minBlack Writers ReadBlack Writers Read Presents Writers Across the Margins: Nada Samih-RotondoSend us a textThis episode features our conversation with Nada Samih-Rotondo (nonfiction. fiction.), which was live-streamed on Saturday, December 16, 2023. This episode is presented in collaboration with Levee Break Lit. Nada Samih-Rotondo is a multi-genre Palestinian American writer, educator, and mother. A graduate of Rhode Island College, she earned degrees in English and Education and an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University. When she is not befriending trees or attuning to hidden stories, she is leading transformational educational experiences and addressing the social-emotional needs of historically underserved and multilingual youth. He...
2023-12-1951 min