Taslim Jaffer

@nhungtrandavies @bookhugpress It was so wonderful to meet you! And you truly entertained the crowd!

So lovely meeting @taslimjaffer, the creator, writer, and editor extraordinaire of "BackWhereICameFrom", a beautiful collection of essays on culture, identity, and home. @bookhugpress. So honoured to have my story in the collection.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you feel excluded or bad about your writing career during the fall book season, when it seems as if everyone is posting party pics with famous authors at every festival, I feel you. It's hard on the confidence. It's hard for me too.

Very much looking forward to joining the wonderful @OmarMouallem and @taslimjaffer and other writers November 14th at Porch Light Books to talk about "Back Where I came From: On Culture, Identity, and Home" @bookhugpress

@elamin88 I agree about the Trevor Noah one.

Some folks are wilding out about these Ta-Nehisi interviews — the Ezra one is very good and they arrive at a really compelling place, the Trevor one is quite revelatory about things Coates doesn’t get to talk about often, you should stop listening to the clips and just find them.

“I’m Lebanese here,” I said, pointing to my head. “And here,” pointing to my heart. Then I pointed to my lips, “But here, I’m not so Lebanese.” He laughed. “I can hear that.” Read about @OmarMouallem's trip to his family hometown in Lebanon: maisonneuve.org/article/2024/0…

@SimranRoohi I would have loved to be there. Also: everyone living on that street was invited and probably had the best time.

Imagine being this upset when you don't even live on the street.

on a full year open.substack.com/pub/halaalyan/…

So sweet! One of my patients discovered #TheDoll at the library and shared, "Such a proud moment being at the library and telling [her son] that this is [Dr. Tran-Davies] creation!" Of course, she signed it out!

Submitting to Room’s 2024 Poetry Contest? Our judge @RafeefZiadah shares the intersection of art and activism, advice for emerging writers, and more 💫 Don’t forget: submit your best by Sept 15 for a chance to win $1000 and publication in Room! roommagazine.com/whats-new/inte…

Our 50-50 has launched! You can now get your tickets! Join us in celebrating 30 years of Word. Find out the full scoop here: wordvancouver.rafflenexus.com

With Widow Fantasies—my collection of short fiction—coming out tomorrow, it makes sense to end where I began: w/ the encouragement of @lucyemblack—one of my favourite writers, not just now, & not just in Canada, but ever. Learn more: gordonhillpress.com/products/widow… @gordonhillpress

@nhungtrandavies @quillandquire @OmarMouallem @bookhugpress Thank you for your fabulous contribution!

So happy to hear that BACK WHERE I CAME FROM: ON CULTURE, IDENTITY AND HOME made the @quillandquire’s list of this fall’s most anticipated books! Thank you so much @OmarMouallem @taslimjaffer for allowing me to be a part of this! Can't wait 'til November!! @bookhugpress

If you listen to any episode of our show, make it this one. Canadian writers are withdrawing their books from consideration for the biggest literary prize in Canada. Today, I talked to @omarelakkad about it. open.spotify.com/episode/7iKjcX…

@elamin88 @omarelakkad It was riveting. So much gold in Omar’s responses to your thoughtful questions.

@mminelle Ah! Super excited to read this!

I wrote a thing. And it's out October 1st! Please pre-order if you can. #mayithaveahappyending

@angelospins @elamin88 One of my faves!

Gotta love books—how else can you feel like you are brothers with someone you have never met? Thank you, @elamin88, for writing this book, whose essayistic turns—through world history, the creation of the 401, and John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads—are lyrical and sublime.

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, June 9th at 10:30am (PDT) and the subject is: Non-Fiction Book Proposals. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

Calling all #Publishers! 📚 The first period of submissions for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is now open to books published by women and non-binary writers between January 1, 2024–July 31, 2024 in the U.S. or Canada. Deadline July 15. Learn more: bit.ly/3RbAoRa