Reading the book “PUNK LOVE,” I remembered accurately the first time I met my future husband. Inspired by the amazing writer L.J. SHEN: (“But deep down- and I mean really, incredibly deep- I knew I was going to be a writer. Not…
“According to my law school friend, this was why men never called me for a second date: I was a hard-ass. Too serious, too exacting. Humorless. I needed to let some of their harmless male bullshit flow over me; men didn’t…
“My parents were actually pretty great, as far as human beings went. They were proud Iranian immigrants who worked hard, all day, to make my life better. My parents never talked to my teachers. They never called my school. They never…
In the summer of 2021, I have discovered the Italian writer Caterina Bonvicini. Her book was sold in a bookshop in Los Angeles. The same summer but another month, I discovered the Canadien writer with Indian origins, Rupi Kaur. Her book…
September 1996 “The Talibans are here.” “The following day, Kabul was overrun by trucks. Armed bearded men in black turbans sat in their beds. From each truck, a loudspeaker blared announcements, first in Farsi, then Pashto. The message was also written in…
“Alcestis is the heroine of a greek myth. A love story of the saddest kind. Alcestis willingly sacrifices her life for that of her husband, Admetus, dying in his place when no one else will. An unsettling myth of self-sacrifice, it…
Lionel Shriver is my favorite writer by far. The subject of her latest book was extremely interesting to me because my husband and I are at the same age as the main characters from the novel. Therefore some of their concerns…
“I’m here to discuss the first thing my baby ever stole from me. Jeremy. I didn’t notice the theft at first. I was happy because Jeremy was happy. He became as obsessed with my pregnancy as I was with him.” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…
Cat (William’s wife): “There were men you owned. There were men you borrowed. And then there were men you took. I would never let anyone take him from me.” Neena (Matt’s wife): “William was, among the rich and successful men of…
“When my sister was four, my mother had pretty much given up hope of ever having any more kids. And then guess what? I came along. Surprise. I was her miracle baby. Her precious angel from God. Her granted wish. Her…
Recent Comments