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Podcast: New Books in Biography & Memoir
Episode: Kay Sohini, "This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Memoir" (Ten Speed Graphic, 2025)
Description: In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Kay Sohini about her graphic memoir, This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Memoir (published by Ten Speed Graphic, 2025). A vibrant graphic memoir of a womanâan immigrant, a survivor, a writer, a foodie, and, ultimately, an optimistâwho rebuilds her life in New York City while recovering from the trauma of an abusive relationship. âAn intimate portrait of the city not only as a place of dreams, but as a vital source for healing and self-discovery.ââNick Sousanis, Eisner Awardâwinning author of Unflattening On her first night in New York City...