2022 Debuts: 'The Immortal King Rao' by Vauhini Vara

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 1, 2022

We continue our series 2022 Debuts, spotlighting debut authors, by speaking with Vauhini Vara, contributing writer for The New Yorker. Her debut novel, The Immortal King Rao, tells the story of a daughter of the most famous tech CEO in the world, who decides to try to band together world business leaders to combat climate change. Vara joins us to discuss.

*This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz*

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