by AnnSheybani | Apr 25, 2026 | books, promotion, publishing, Reading
The other night Walt sent me an Instagram reel of a Korean American woman making army stew while she told a story about her father, as a teenager, running for his life from police who’d just gunned down student protesters in 1960. Her dad’s takeaway from a...
by AnnSheybani | Nov 27, 2025 | promotion, publishing, Writing
Most evenings after work, my father would be outside running the lawn mower, spraying the grass with a garden hose, or spreading Scott’s seed, dandelion killer, or lime by the 50-lb bagful. Come fall, he’d attack the leaves with a rake for hours on end and...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 10, 2025 | promotion, Writing
Last week, I had three different authors ask me variations of the same question: “Should I do a Kickstarter like Sarah Jessica Parker did, or that $1.99 thing like Mike Pence, or maybe try that free shipping deal like Jennifer Lopez?” (OK, they didn’t use...
