This week was my last regular post for the blog Readers Unbound. It's a great blog to follow if you love books and the writing process. I had to reluctantly let go of this writing gig because things have become quite busy for me these days, what with promoting my first book, editing/revising my second and writing the third. Below you will find the Readers Unbound post which happens to be about my latest exploit on my journey to authorship.   Over the last year and several months, I have had the privilege of sharing my journey to authorship (among other things) with the followers of Readers...

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I wrote this review for a blog I write for, Readers Unbound. I though you might enjoy it. The novel is not a crime or mystery, but well worth the effort put into reading it. My latest foray into Middle Eastern life is through the novel A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea, by Dina Nayuri, which traces the progression of Iran’s religious and moral change in the late 1970’s. This novel is not a history lesson on the Iran Revolution, though the story does takes place directly within the epicenter of Iran’s struggle. Instead the author focuses on the life of the young female character, Saba Hafezi,...

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