Interview | Arya Shahi, author of An Impossible Thing to Say

I’m so excited to share with you my interview with Arya Shahi,
author of the fantastic new debut novel, An Impossible Thing to
Say. It’s coming out this week, September 26th 2023, so no matter
when you’re listening to this interview, please drop everything
and go buy it- you will love it.


So as a brief introduction, Arya Shahi is an Iranian-American
multidisciplinary artist. He is a co-founder of PigPen Theatre
Co., the award-winning theatre company and band. With PigPen,
Arya has written, directed, and performed in original musicals as
well as books adapted for stage. Arya’s debut novel, An
Impossible Thing To Say, has been published by HarperCollins and
Arya will direct the Pulitzer Prize-winning English at The Old
Globe in early 2024.


We actually ended up recording this interview on September 11th,
which is interesting because September 11th was a big part of
this novel. I had been looking forward to talking to Arya for a
long time, and our conversation did not disappoint- we could have
talked for hours more. He is really an ideal guest for this
podcast, and talked about so many of the issues I hear from a lot
of you about all the time. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for
listening!