Elizabeth Eslami's Blog, page 7

Sour Milk Published in 52 Stories

My short story, "Sour Milk," has just been published in 52 Stories! Have a look here.

Bone Worship Reviewed

Two wonderful writers and colleagues, Persis Karim and Chris Clarke, recently reviewed Bone Worship, in the Women's Review of Books and the acclaimed blog Coyote Crossing respectively.

Here are a couple excerpts:

Making Sense of an Iranian Past

Bone Worship
By Elizabeth Eslami
New York: Pegasus Books, 2010,
368 pp., $15.95, paperback

Reviewed by Persis Karim

The late 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century saw the publication of a large number of memoirs by Iranian-American women (amo...

Bone Worship in Italian

The Italian translation of Bone Worship, Il Mio Matrimonio Combinato, debuts this month! To watch the trailer and read more about it, click here.

A Journey in Review

Though I'm still hoping to squeeze in a few stops in the Northeast, yesterday's reading at Cherokee County Public Library in South Carolina marks the end of the six month Bone Worship book tour. I'm incredibly grateful to all the writers, friends, bookstore managers, and librarians who helped make it a success!
The excerpt below is from the last reading -- June 23, 2010 Gaffney, SC


Just eleven days ago, we climbed into a silver shell of a car and started across the country.

First over the dry l...

From Why There Are Words: Heat

On June 10th, I had the pleasure of participating in a "Heat" themed Why There Are Words reading with writers Cara Black, Prartho Sereno, Joe Quirk, Catherine Brady, and Todd Zuniga. This series, held at the beautiful Studio 333 in Sausalito and orchestrated by Peg Alford Pursell, is an amazing opportunity for established and emerging writers, not to mention those who love attending a great literary event. If you ever get the chance, you should check it out!

To see a clip of my (cooking themed...

Bone Worship is a Finalist for "The Book Pick" Contest

I'm so excited to learn that my novel is a finalist in BookBundlz's "The Book Pick" contest! If you can, please visit the link below and vote for Bone Worship. In order to vote, you must register to become a "clubie," but it's free and there are no obligations. You can vote once a day each day until June 29th!

Click here.

A beautiful book about a man who loved a dog, and the dog who loved him back.

For weeks now, I've been carrying Walking With Zeke , by Chris Clarke, around with me. I've squeezed this book into my purse and taken it across the country by plane, its pages rifled through by security at LAX. It has endured my tears, my fingers pinching and dog-earing its pages in wonder, my constant, hungry scribbling in the margins. It has glared up at me from a desk in a hotel, daring me to finish it when I didn't think I could endure its emotional punch. You should see this thing. W...

My new essay on book titles in The Nervous Breakdown

Ever wonder about the title Bone Worship? Apparently you're so not alone. Check out my essay "No Virginia, It's Not About Porn" in The Nervous Breakdown. ;)

Essay in The Millions, Elegy for a Stillborn Story

I have a new essay up on the wonderful literary arts/news site, The Millions. To read "Elegy for a Stillborn Story," click here.

5 Minute Review of Bone Worship

I love this review of Bone Worship on Xomba.com! Have a look here.