Where in the world
...is Matt Lauer? Istanbul! In this annual travel series of NBC's Today Show, America's #1 morning network TV program, the host pops up in a different global city each day for a week.
Day 4 of his 2008 journey he arrived in Istanbul -- and interviewed me and my Expat Harem coeditor Jennifer Gokmen, live, in front of the Haghia Sofia and 5.4 million viewers at home in the United States. They also featured my anthology Tales from the Expat Harem!
Check out the interview here: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24404193#24404193
Question: when was the last time you saw a literary collection by noncelebrity women featured on national television?
Keywords:
Colourful, humanistic and sincere collection of women’s voices.
”
—Turkey’s most-read author Elif Shafak describing the “Tales from the Expat Harem” anthology I cocreated and coedited, one of her recommended 5 best books on Turkey The Browser: Five Books (November 2010)
About Anastasia
A native of Berkeley, California with 14 years abroad in three countries, I'm a cultural writer/producer on a global rollercoaster:
fired in Hollywood,
abandoned on a snake-infested island off Borneo,
married in an Ottoman palace,
interviewed by Matt...
Connections
Causes Anastasia Ashman Supports
Vipassana Meditation Instruction (dhamma.org) Ashoka Organization of Social Entrepreneurs (ashoka.org)