Books

A chapter-by-chapter guide for anyone who wants to write their first book: finding an idea, the writing habit, rewriting, working with an editor, citing sources and publishing. The full edition is free.

A collection of short poems in the form of letters, written during a year apart.

A readable account of paper's journey, from the workshops of Samarkand to the courts and libraries of Iran, with full footnotes and bibliography.

A weaver in Kashan inherits her grandmother’s unfinished carpet and the story woven into it.

Home recipes from Gilan to Kerman, with the story behind each dish.

Three sisters, in a summer when the city's power goes out, uncover an old secret in their father's house.

A walking tour of Shiraz's lesser-seen gardens and courtyards, with conversations with their gardeners.

Zwölf Erzählungen über Ankommen und Weggehen zwischen Teheran und Hamburg.