Hollay Ghadery
Iranian-Canadian multi-genre writer and author of The Unravelling of Ou; memoirist and poet with prior works including Fuse, Rebellion Box, and Widow Fantasies, and active in the Canadian literary community.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 35min
Hollay Ghadery, "The Unravelling of Ou" (Palimpsest Press, 2026)
Hollay Ghadery, an Iranian-Canadian multi-genre writer and debut novelist, discusses a whimsical yet haunting tale about a sock puppet named Ecology Paul. Short scenes explore the puppet’s origin, mother-daughter shame, exile from Iran, inventive prose shaped by poetry, and the novel’s shifting timelines and emotional stakes.
