Conversations with Authors - Khaled Hosseini
Saturday, April 18th • 7:00pm EST/4:00pm PST
Khaled Hosseini
in conversation with Elaine Petrocelli
Friends,
It was a great pleasure to speak to all of you and I hope you enjoyed the chat with the wonderful Elaine Petrocelli.
Thank you for tuning in from all over the world and thank you for your kind and supportive messages. Though social isolation has proved onerous on many of us, books, unsurprisingly, can be a great balm for the sense of detachment we are all feeling. To that end, I list below some books that I hope will challenge, entertain, and provide you companionship through these difficult days. Looking forward to the days of open bookstores and to perusing the aisles again for hidden literary gems.
In the meantime:
- Sum — David Eagleman
- The Namesake — Jhumpa Lahiri
- Seven Brief Lessons on Physics — Carlo Rovelli
- All the Names They Used for God — Anjali Sachdeva
- Richard II — William Shakespeare
Take care of yourselves and your loved ones.
–Khaled
Below, please find links to purchase all of the books recommended by Khaled, as well as a selection of his own books.
At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams.
With a new afterword from Jhumpa Lahiri, a new edition of the contemporary classic.
"Dazzling...An intimate, closely observed family portrait."—The New York Times
"Hugely appealing."—People Magazine
"An exquisitely detailed family saga."—Entertainment Weekly
Meet the Ga
The New York Times bestseller from the author of The Order of Time and Reality Is Not What It Seems and Helgoland
“One of the year’s most entrancing books about science.”—The Wall Street Journal
“One of the best collections I’ve ever read. Every single story is a standout.”—Roxane Gay
WINNER OF THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE • LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Refinery29 • BookRiot
The authoritative edition of Richard II from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
Shakespeare’s Richard II presents a momentous struggle between Richard II and his cousin Henry Bolingbroke.
NEW YORK TIMES bestseller
An illustrated book on the refugee crisis that will break your heart in under 48 pages, from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed. A meaningful read to gift this holiday season.
An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.
The #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel that introduced Khaled Hosseini to millions of readers the world over.