Today, I'm thrilled to share my interview with Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind. Rumaan's latest novel is one of the buzziest books of the fall, and for good reason: it's part tension-packed thriller, part biting social critique, told in Rumaan's signature voice that won him acclaim for his previous novels Rich and Pretty and That Kind of Mother.
Leave the World Behind flew to the top of my TBR pile when all-star Harper sales rep Kate McCune raved about it. You can read her thoughts here. I subsequently tore through the book in a matter of days, and, along with my colleagues Virginia Stanley and Lainey Mays, formed a triumvirate of Rumaan-fandom. The book has also received praise from authors Roxane Gay, Emma Straub, Laura Lippman, and others. Just check out this rave from Laura Lippman!
"You will want to read Leave the World Behind very quickly, you will want to read it very slowly and savor every word. Rumaan Alam's ingenious, gorgeously written novel feels both like a prophecy and a contemporaneous response to our anxious era, all of it building to a perfect finale."
—Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of Lady in the Lake and My Life as a Villainess
You can listen to our interview below and also check out our show notes. Enjoy!
To listen to Rumaan's podcast interview with Tracy Sherrod, Editorial Director of Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, click here. You can also listen to Tracy's interview on The Library Love Fest Podcast here.
Check out Rumaan's two podcasts on Slate: Working and Outward
Read Rumaan's interview with Vogue that was referenced in our interview regarding cell phones and writing across gender.
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Be sure to get your LibraryReads votes in by September 1, 2020.
Thank you Rumaan for joining us on the podcast!
-Chris
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