In Episode 46 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Iman Hariri-Kia about her new novel, The Most Famous Girl in the World.
Iman is a writer, editor, and author born and based in New York City. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and an award-winning journalist, she covers sex, relationships, identity, and adolescence. Her work has appeared in Vogue, New York Magazine’s The Cut, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, and more. Her debut novel, A Hundred Other Girls, was published in July 2022 to critical acclaim. Her sophomore novel, The Most Famous Girl In The World, is out now.
In this interview, Iman talks about America’s fascination with anti-heroes, why she thinks The Most Famous Girl in the World is the story she was always meant to write, balancing writing a novel with a full-time journalism career, what we can all do to help to make sure novels with diverse protagonists make it into the spotlight, and much more…