Tomorrow, Brooklyn, join us at 7pm at Books Are Magic to talk all things Sinead O’Connor! www.eventbrite.com/e/in-store-s...
Porochista Khakpour
@porochista.bsky.social
author | 5th book: Tehrangeles @pantheonbooks (2024) | contrib editor @evergreenreview | Iranian | she/her | agent Susan Golomb | IG pchza | www.porochistakhakpour | porochista@gmail.com
This is a pretty crazy situation. It is a strong example of what happens when someone has become marginalised to the point at which the law kind of ceases to recognise them. This allows abusers to get away with incredible things.
How do we occupy our bodies, what do we do with them, how do we feel in them? Explore this and more in our popular "Writing the Body" course w @margosteines.bsky.social, @christinajcooke.bsky.social, @porochista.bsky.social, @sarahmanguso.bsky.social, & Krys Malcolm Belc. buff.ly/JOxfnwQ
“Every Iranian fought so courageously and so persistently to stop war, to end dictatorship through their own struggle, their own resistance, their own words. Now it all feels lost.” Up now: Sahar Delijani interviewed by Evergreen editor @porochista.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/an-inte...
An Interview with Sahar Delijani
Evergreen Review
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What an honor to be on the longlist for the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award! The prize for me is simply being among these outstanding writers & books! Dream company! THANK YOU to the readers & judges & @pantheonbooks.bsky.social 🙏🏽💕😇🌸✨ marktwainhouse.org/american-voi...
@margosteines.bsky.social is back w/ her incredible Masters' Series course "Writing the Body"! Learn all about the talented, multi-genre guest authors Margo's invited— @christinajcooke.bsky.social , @porochista.bsky.social , Sarah Manguso, & Krys Malcom Belc—and register here:
How to Write About the Body — Off Assignment
A literary space for the candid tales behind official stories.
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It was rain AND shine at this year’s LA Times #FestivalofBooks. Always love wandering & seeing panels (w/the likes of @scalzi.com, @wilwheaton.net and @porochista.bsky.social). It reinvigorates a love for writing because the love people have for doing it & reading it is palpable. #booksky #bookfest
My first piece for @esquire is here & it is an investigative feature I have worked on since 2013: on Forrest Fenn & his infamous treasure hunt! You can listen to the audio on @AppleNews as well apple.news/AThA6FkARRLW...
"Writing the Body" w @margosteines.bsky.social is back! What skills, craft tools, literary instincts, and embodied practices can writers use to support our body work? Learn allt his and more w @christinajcooke.bsky.social, @porochista.bsky.social, Sarah Manguso, & Krys Malcom Belc: buff.ly/JOxfnwQ
Does anyone know of any brokers used to artists & freelancers? Or any apts opening up in June here in NYC?
Today I have a book review in @theatlantic ! Mariam Rahmani’s LIQUID: A LOVE STORY (@algonquinbooks ). It is one of the best Iranian-American novels I have read in ages! www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
An Iranian American Rom-Com That Breaks the Mold
Mariam Rahmani’s debut novel is both charmingly familiar and totally unpredictable.
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Final hours to sign up! We have a great group & we are diving deep into all kinds of gems by poets like Ada Limon, Alex Dimitrov, Russell Edson, Ross Gay, Victoria Chang, Nicole Sealey, Fanny Howe, & more! www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/poet...
Craft Seminar: Poetry for Prose Writers with Porochista Khakpour — The Shipman Agency
2 Sessions: Saturday + Sunday, March 22 + 23 2:00-4:00pm ET Porochista Khakpour Porochista Khakpour is the author of five critically acclaimed books (three novels, a memoir, and an essay collect...
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This weekend! We still have room! Online! 💕 $150.00 2 Sessions: Saturday + Sunday, March 22 + 23 2:00-4:00pm ET Please share😇 www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/poet...
Need a NYC apt end of May or around that! Pet-friendly please! Let me know thx 🤞🏽💕
OA fave @margosteines.bsky.social is bringing back her popular Writing the Body course w 4 new guests @sarahmanguso.bsky.social , Krys Malcolm Belc, @porochista.bsky.social , & @christinajcooke.bsky.social to help deepen your engagement w body writing of all forms. Sign up: buff.ly/x7277kr
My first book review for @financialtimes.com is out! On Sanam Mahloudji’s THE PERSIANS www.ft.com/content/4c62...
The Persians — Sanam Mahloudji’s moving, madcap saga of women in exile
A relentlessly entertaining exploration of Iranian-American immigrant life, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
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Let's go! Donations to NFNR with comment "LA FIRES" gets you on the list. There are stairs at the venue. See you soon! @fredaepum.bsky.social @porochista.bsky.social @arielabergriger.bsky.social @nicoleshawanjunior.bsky.social
Loved acquiring & editing this stunning story by Joseph Caceres over at @evergreenreview.bsky.social evergreenreview.com/read/the-imp...
The Imperial Gas Station
Evergreen Review
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coconut oil espresso chocolate chip cookies again 🍪☕️🥥🤎
