Blog Posts for Porochista Khakpour

Thirtysomething vs. "Thirtysomething"

Porochista Khakpour — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:47:04 -0700

I have another NY Times Op Ed this Sunday, found online here:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/opinion/23khakpour.html It's all about watching "thirtysomething" as a thirtysomething.

New York Times Op-Ed: Islamic Revolution Barbie

Porochista Khakpour — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:57:45 -0700

I have another NY Times Op-Ed this Monday. . . the topic is Barbie (happy 50th!), of all things, with an Iranian twist, of course.

a personal essay in The Daily Beast

Porochista Khakpour — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:53:42 -0800

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-02-11/what-i-saw-at-... It's all about the Iranian Revolution (it's the 30th anniversary), an event that totally altered the course of my life. . . even though I was one when it went down. The essay is actually about its aftermath and my family's early life in the Eighties in the Los Angeles diaspora. Let me know what you think. ...

PRI's The World presents the World Books podcast with Bill Marx. . . and me.

Porochista Khakpour — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:31:28 -0700

Bill Marx of the World Books podcast did a nice interview with me right after my Brooklyn Book Festival reading:http://www.theworld.org/?q=aggregator/sources/61 [Porochista Khakpour's first novel, "Sons and Other Flammable Objects," garnered enthusiastic reviews for its tragi-comic treatment of the trails and tribulations of an Iranian-American family. She talks to World Books editor ...

my DFW tribute

Porochista Khakpour — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:32:34 -0700

I was not friends with DFW—let’s just make that clear right off the bat. And I don’t think I actually ever saw him read, but then again maybe I have. There were two readings in Los Angeles I either went to or intended to go to and then maybe just read about. But I don’t remember for sure. I have a good memory usually. This is yet another feeling in the midst of all this that I can’t ...

Feeling rather Eddie Money+Ronnie Spector about this weekend. . .

Porochista Khakpour — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:02:51 -0700

Why, do you ask? Because it's my first NYC homecoming in a month! I'll be at the Brooklyn Book Festival (see my Events) reading on Sunday at 5:00pm for the "Brooklyn International" portion at Center Stage. It will be kind of a Happy Ending Series reading--if you know what I mean by that--but sans the Happy Ending Bar. The ever 2-legit-2-quit Amanda Stern will still be the host though. I ...

Rising Star speaketh

Porochista Khakpour — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:53:08 -0700

How delightful to be named Red Room's "Rising Star" of the week. It's particularly sweet as I just decided to make this blog my "official blog," after moving my official internet presence from the ol' blogspot (http://www.porochistakhakpour.blogspot.com/) to a real website (http://www.porochistakhakpour.com/). I just moved to Lewisburg, PA to teach fiction as a Visiting Prof ...

NPR's "Studio 360" with Kurt Andersen this weekend!

Porochista Khakpour — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:38:19 -0700

My radio interview with Kurt Andersen on "Studio 360" will run nationally again this weekend, I have been told. It was my favorite interview last year. For more info: http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2008/08/22To hear it live this weekend, check your local listings: http://www.studio360.org/listings.html

new paperback cover!

Porochista Khakpour — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:30:51 -0700

The novel's paperback incarnation can be found trickling into bookstores this month, even though Amazon lists a Sept 1 pub date. But it has lots of new features, like a new cover, new blurbs, and a reading groupe guide.

new website!

Porochista Khakpour — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:08:55 -0700

Bookmark this:http://www.porochistakhakpour.com/ORhttp://www.sonsandotherflammableobjects.com/ It will be replacing http://www.porochistakhakpour.blogspot.com/ which means my blog will now be here!