This week, I'm revisiting a recent episode and announcing a new project. A Bookish's Home new Substack Newsletter launched this week.  If your favorite way to discover new books is hearing from the authors themselves (and you’re short on time!) this newsletter is for you.

This week on the podcast we're also revisiting one of my favorite episodes of the year with bestselling author Marjan Kamali in which we discussed The Lion Women of Tehran, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against three transformative decades in Iran.

For folks in the New England area, Marjan will be appearing at the upcoming Newburyport Literary Festival on Saturday, April 26th in this event: On Friendship and Freedom: Marjan Kamali in Conversation With Jenna Blum