Marjan Kamali

2 months ago | alilabelle.substack.com | Marjan Kamali |Ali LaBelle

Welcome to January’s Specials. As I mentioned the other week, I’m restructuring the way I do these newsletters a bit, and one of the changes I’m making is to absorb my Sample Platter newsletters (those monthly “what’s on my wishlist,” “a house I wish I lived in,” etc. round ups) into my monthly Specials, which were previously just lists of links to articles and things I wanted to show you.

Aug 1, 2024 | zip06.com | Marjan Kamali

The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali Set against the tumultuous backdrop of Tehran over three transformative decades, this story beautifully explores the depth of friendship, the pain of betrayal, and the power of redemption. I rooted for Ellie and Homa as individuals, as well as best friends from different backgrounds and with different dreams for their futures. This is an emotional and thought-provoking novel with strong female characters.

Jul 16, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Marjan Kamali |Karla Cornejo Villavicencio |Aysegul Savas

July is prime vacation month, and for many of us, that means more opportunities to read for pleasure. Before you take to the road, check out our guide to the 10 best books this month. Our reviewers leaned into fiction, because, well, it’s summer. The novels include two books on the immigrant experience, in which families try to blend the best of old and new worlds into lives that might be confusing, but hold vast riches. Why We Wrote ThisGreat reads abound in our 10 picks for this month.

Jul 2, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Marjan Kamali |Syma Mohammed

Marjan Kamali, born in Turkey to Iranian parents, spent her childhood in Kenya, Germany, Turkey, Iran and the United States. Her third and newest book, “The Lion Women of Tehran,” is out July 2. Photo: David E. LawrenceUnderstanding that people have more in common than they think is the key lesson Marjan Kamali wants readers to take away from her new novel.

Jul 2, 2024 | readinggroupguides.com | Marjan Kamali

From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) THE STATIONERY SHOP, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown.