Hala Alyan on the Similarities Between Therapy and Writing @otherppl

Hala Alyan on the Similarities Between Therapy and Writing @otherppl

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Hala Alyan is a Palestinian-American writer, and she was my guest in Episode 990. We talked about her memoir I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'M HOME (Avid Reader Press), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

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