Daniel Nayeri

Jul 10, 2024 | reformedjournal.com | Kate Bolt |Daniel Nayeri |Levine Querido

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) Published by Levine Querido in 368pp / $18.99 / In my son’s room, on top of the dresser that’s as messy as most teenagers seem to like, is a book filled with steaming saffron rice, candy bars, macaroni and cheese, and the story of Khosrou Nayeri.

Apr 1, 2023 | slj.com | Daniel Nayeri |Dana West |Caroline Kusin

Gr 4-8–This delightful adventure along the 11th-century Silk Road opens with its 12-year-old narrator, Omar (soon called Monkey), fleeing for his life from the monks who had once sheltered him. Monkey is saved by Samir, a merchant traveling in a caravan, who buys him from the monks for six bolts of silk. Monkey joins Samir in his journey to Samarkand and begins to learn Samir’s tricks of the trade.

Mar 27, 2023 | booklistonline.com | Susan Maguire |Kevin Fredericks |Melissa Fredericks |Daniel Nayeri

First published March 27, 2023 (Booklist Online). On this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Jessica Trotter of the Capital Area District Libraries (MI) about all things readers’ advisory training, from grassroots staff efforts to defining core competencies and all kinds of stuff in between. Then, Audio Editor Heather Booth gets the inside scoop on the biggest audiobook awards of the year, the Audies, from the Audio Publishers Association’s Michele Cobb.

Mar 19, 2023 | audiofilemagazine.com | Daniel Nayeri

Daniel Nayeri's dreamy narration pairs perfectly with this fantastical novel. Traveling merchant Samir saves Monkey from being stoned to death, and their journey on the Silk Road begins. As repayment, Monkey helps Samir sell his wares. The catch is that Samir will spin any lie in order to make a sale, and this won't be the last time he saves Monkey's life either. Nayeri expertly narrates a story that smoothly weaves thrilling action and deep moments of character revelation.

Mar 7, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Daniel Nayeri |Dav Pilkey |Lois Lowry

by Daniel Nayeri ; illustrated by Daniel Miyares ‧ A servant boy attempts to win his freedom by repeatedly saving his master as they travel the Silk Road. At roughly age 12, Omar has led a hard life, having lost both his parents and the woman who cared for him after their deaths and now being chased away by the monks who once housed him for asking too many questions. For the price of six bolts of silk, they hand him off to Samir, a fellow Sogdian who calls himself the Seller of Dreams.