A few years ago, I received an email from a reader in Tasmania who had read FUNNY IN FARSI and really liked it. I asked him where he had found my book. “The library,” he answered. Aren’t libraries fantastic? I am now getting ready to send a couple of copies of LAUGHING WITHOUT AN ACCENT to his library in Tasmania. I hope you are lucky enough to live near a well-stocked library.

I am also getting ready for my book tour. Because I have three kids, the youngest not yet two years old, traveling involves more logistics than planning a wedding. For part of the time, my husband stays home and helps. Of course this means he has to work twice as much at the office when I return. My parents also come up sometimes. My mother being here has added benefits, namely Persian food! She actually travels with fried eggplants to save time. Within an hour of her arrival, my kitchen smells like Persian food, and for those of you who know what that smells like…ummm, I’m getting hungry just writing about it!

I look forward to meeting many of you during my tour. Keep reading!

Cheers,

Firoozeh