http://firoozehdumas.com This is the podcast of Firoozeh Dumas, best-selling author of \"Funny in Farsi\". Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:42:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning, some of you heard my NPR interview on Weekend Edition. For those of you who missed it, cut and paste the link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91769870 I have always been a fan of Scott Simon. That voice...so trustworthy, so smooth, so intelligent, yet approachable! Now that I have been interviewed by him, let ... http://firoozehdumas.com/scott-simon-i-love-you/ Just got back from Seattle...Seattle is one of the loveliest cities in America and it's hard to leave. Its nickname is "The Emerald City" and I can see why. I spoke at the Seattle Public Library on May 21 and met Chris Higashi, the librarian who started the Community Reads programs. It was very ... http://firoozehdumas.com/book-tour-part-deux/ I just got home yesterday from the first leg of my book tour.  A big thank you to Bensenville Reads for selecting FUNNY IN FARSI. My hostess there was a superhero named Jill Rodriguez. She is the county librarian and has the most amazing, devoted staff you can imagine. Not ... http://firoozehdumas.com/im-back-from-illinois-and-ohio/ Only two days left until LAUGHING WITHOUT AN ACCENT is released and I am NERVOUS! I leave for Bensenville, Illinois the same day so I will not be able to sit at my computer neurotically checking the Amazon rating and believe me, that is a good thing. I have only read a ... http://firoozehdumas.com/book-tour-is-about-to-start/ 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 ... http://firoozehdumas.com/email-from-tasmania/ One of my fellow writers, Patry Francis, has a new paperback, The Liar's Diary. In fact, her book just came out in paperback today, Jan. 29. Normally, she would be out there doing everything she can to sell her book. Unfortunately, she is ill and can not be out there ... http://firoozehdumas.com/wwwpatryfranciscom/ Hello everyone, LAUGHING WITHOUT AN ACCENT will be in bookstores on April 29, 2008. You can already order it on the internet. What do you think of the cover design? I love it. (I had nothing to do with it. Random House has its own designers.) The color is called "cinnamon." I hope ... http://firoozehdumas.com/laughing-without-an-accent-is-almost-here-2/ First of all, I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy New Year. Let us hope that 2008 brings more peace to our troubled planet. I wonder if there has ever been ONE day in the history of mankind when there has been no war. We should ... http://firoozehdumas.com/welcome-to-2008/ It's been a while since I have updated my blog. This time of the year is always so busy. My parents were just here for Thanksgiving. My in-laws are coming next week, then my parents again and one of my brothers.  Welcome to the Hotel California! The good news is that LAUGHING ... http://firoozehdumas.com/i-guess-president-ahmadinejad-doesnt-like-funny-in-farsi/ For all you NPR listeners, tune in to Weekend Edition on Saturday, Nov. 3. I have a piece about me and Kathryn Koob, the former hostage in Iran. I think you will agree with me that she is pretty amazing. In case you miss it,  you can go to www.npr.org, search ... http://firoozehdumas.com/tune-in-to-weekend-edition-on-nov3/