Author Talk: Nicki Pappas
June 14, 2023Podcast Interview by Neva Talladen
I’m writing for myself first and foremost; I am the beneficiary of that.
I’m writing for myself first and foremost; I am the beneficiary of that.
It’s too much white space and not enough hot sauce on the popcorn.
Our wide-ranging discussion of identity, colonialism, and literary ancestors took us into the inner landscape of a transformative novel.
The engineering mindset of AI researchers is so different from my own that the media coverage of AI to date has left me feeling alone, stuck in an alternate universe.
Our conversation, like this novel about family relationships and survival across the generations, traveled many threads, both spiritual and artistic.
The idea that art can have a transforming effect comes with that engagement, the dialog with art.