An evening celebrating the @womensprize in London, here with my amazing UK agent Lucy Morris, who made the heavenly match with Duckworth Books. Loved meeting writers and readers and seeing many literary heroes in the room😳❤️ thank you to the Women’s Prize team for a great party!!!!

It's tomorrow Waterstones Trafalgar Sq.!

Tickets are here... waterstones.com/events/debut-a…

River East, River West by @aubereylescure longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction, is a deeply moving exploration of race, identity and family, of capitalism’s false promise and private dreams.

Find out what Aube said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/4aRZc89

The Off Assignment team will be reuniting in London! Join us at Waterstones Trafalgar Sq. for an exciting debut authors panel with OA editor and author of River East, River West, Aube Rey Lescure, in conversation with
Saraid & Leo Vardiashvili. Tickets here: waterstones.com/events/debut-a…

London friends! In two weeks I'll be at Waterstones Trafalgar Sq. with Leo Vardiashvili and Saraid for a sure-to-be stellar debut author panel. This is a trio of highly international, multicultural books and I can't wait to be in conversation. Tickets here! waterstones.com/book/river-eas…

Can shows like Amazon's 'Expats' shine a light on toxic expat culture in cities like Hong Kong and Shanghai? For Literary Hub, I wrote about my complicated feelings about the series & the condescension and indifference often rampant in expatriates circles:
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I got a lovely fan letter today from another writer who’s been teaching an Off Assignment essay of mine for 2 years.

Fairyland is screening at Emerson College in Boston on April 17th. Q&A to follow.

Join us Waterstones Trafalgar Sq. for an incredible event📢

Aube Rey Lescure will be in conversation with 2 brilliant debut authors👏📖👏

📅23 April
⏰7pm
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Mark your calendars, Boston! I'm coming your way this May, at Porter Square Books , delighted to be in conversation with the illustrious Aube Rey Lescure ! 😍 portersquarebooks.com/event/temim-fr…

During a Grindr encounter in Boston, Nigerian writer Abolish The UN Veto and his date, an American man of Nigerian heritage called Divine, discuss questions about what it means to envision a homeland, what it means to leave, and what it means to return: offassignment.com/articles/ani-k…

An embarrassment of riches coming up in April with the powerhouse trio of debut authors Aube Rey Lescure Saraid and Leo Vardiashvili together at Trafalgar Square for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Get your tickets today!

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“Hatch” author Jenny Irish (Jenny Irish) recommends books that are hauntingly uncanny.
buff.ly/3vfOQzP

It’s pub day for my second book, my debut short story collection GREEN FROG (Vintage Books & Anchor Books)!!! Available now wherever you get books 💚 penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714112/g…

Novel Experience S8 Ep10 @womensprize Longlisted Aube Rey Lescure author of River East, River West chats about:
📖being selective about perspective
📖sex scenes
📖the influence of cinema

Listen now: 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nov… or search NOVEL EXPERIENCE Duckworth Books

Thank you NY Public Library for highlighting RIVER EAST, RIVER WEST as Book of the Day!!! The best surprise for the novel’s two-month publication anniversary 💛💛

''This is the generation that has grown up…on the heels of 9/11,' Abbasi says. 'We have to consider the trauma of being Muslim in this country.''

Islamophobia. The FBI. Suicide. Opioids. A community fighting back.

My latest Rolling Stone Capital & Main
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Thank you so much to everyone who came out for our stunning event with Aube Rey Lescure and R.F. Kuang to discuss and celebrate the release of Aube’s debut novel River East, River West!