Posted on October 16, 2026
by Abul Qasim
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Some novels begin with a plot. Others begin with a character who refuses to leave the writer alone. Mine began with homesickness. In 1994, I was living in Washington, D.C., with my American husband. I had spent several years in the United States, but… Continue Reading “The Novel I Started Writing in Washington — and Finished Three Decades Later by F. Michele Ramsey”
Category: Guest Article, Introduction, Non- FictionTags: Egyptian Irish author, Eretz checkpoint, Gaza, Historical Fiction, homesickness, human cost of conflict, identity and loyalty, international development, jerusalem, middle east, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian resilience, political novel, The Double-Edged Sword
Posted on April 3, 2019
by Jeyran Main
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THE FOURTH COURIER: AN INTERVIEW WITH TIMOTHY JAY SMITH You have a new novel coming out, The Fourth Courier, set in Poland. What’s it about? The Fourth Courier opens in the spring of 1992, only four months after the collapse of the Soviet… Continue Reading “THE FOURTH COURIER: AN INTERVIEW WITH TIMOTHY JAY SMITH”
Category: Guest ArticleTags: berlin wall, election, guest hosting, guest posting, lattes, latvia, literary thriller, middle east, novel, poland, reading, russia, solidarity, soviet Union, writing
Posted on April 9, 2017
by Jeyran Main
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These short book reviews were kindly requested by Lean Stone Book Club. Music History by Andrew Sullivan Music history is a book written for an audience that wishes to discover the truth about its history. It is an excellent book, in my opinion, for music teachers,… Continue Reading “Short Book Reviews (April)”
Category: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non- Fiction, Psychology & Philosophy, Self-help & Self-improvement, Short ReviewsTags: Author, book blog, book bloggers, book blogging, Book blogs, book club, book lovers, book quotes, book review, book reviews, books, George Washington, holy war, iranian, iraq, medicine, middle east, music history, persians, short book reviews, u.s presidents, washington
Posted on March 30, 2017
by Jeyran Main
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*** Novelist da-AL will soon release her book, “Flamenco & the Sitting Cat.” For more of her writing, visit her blog: HappinessBetweenTails.WordPress.com *** It’s the start of Spring and with it Persian New Year, the time of year that is among the happiest everywhere… Continue Reading ““New Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies,” by Najmieh Batmanglij: A Review by da-AL”
Category: Guest ArticleTags: Author, “New Food of Life, baghali, book blog, book bloggers, book blogging, Book blogs, book club, book lover, book lovers, book review, books, food, haft sin, happiness, health, iranian, jeyran main, middle east, Najimieh Batmanglij, panir sabzi, persian, persian food, review tales, tahdig, writing
