Interview | Navied Mahdavian, author of This Country, Searching for Home in (Very) Rural American

So excited to share that Navied Mahdavian's incredible debut
graphic memoir, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural
America is NOW OUT and available for purchase! And to celebrate,
I’m so excited to share with you all the conversation I had with
Navied after reading his incredible his work.


The book is set in rural Idaho where Navied moved with his wife
and dog in November 2016- yes, the month Trump got elected. I
could NOT put the book down and enjoyed reading it immensely- it
brought up so many issues we all think about so much, like issues
of identity, language, culture, being “others”- I had so many
questions for Navied and feel so lucky I got to sit down and ask
him some of them. He’s delightful to talk to, and I’m sure you’ll
enjoy the conversation as much as I did.


Related Links:
Navied Mahdavian on Instagram
Navied's comic about Iran