Kamila Shamsie and Tahmima Anam (Friendships, Fondness, Seinfeld and Bum Injections)
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This week, the brilliant authors Kamila Shamsie and Tahmima Anam go head to head in a war of the words. They discuss their novels "Best Of Friends" and "The Startup Wife" as well as their own friendship, Seinfeld and bum injections! Plus, they recommend some books they have been reading and enjoying recently. ("A Manuel For Cleaning Women" by Lucia Berlin and "How We Read Now" by Elaine Castillo) THE BOOK OFF "The Skin Of A Lion" by Michael Ondaatje VS "Interior Chinatown" by Charles Yu But who will win??? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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