Since so many of you could not join me in Aspen this past summer, here’s the next best thing: video links. To get you in the proper mood, you must envision beautiful green mountains, blue skies, crisp air and a whole bunch of physically fit people all around you. (There are no out-of-shape people in Aspen. I think they are forced to relocate.)

My Interview with Mona Eltahawy

My Interview with Khaled Hosseini

Firoozeh Dumas emcees My Middle East With Mona Eltahawy, Rabih Alameddine, Assaf Gavron, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Reza Aslan, and Khaled Hosseini