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LACUNY has sponsored programs on technology, information literacy, instruction, publishing and so on. The professional development of its members is, of course, an important charge of the Association. For a long while now, however, I have also wanted to have a program in which we actually invite an author and have a book discussion. The LACUNY Multicultural and Diversity Committee selected Roya Hakakian’s book after agreeing that we would be interested in a discussion about a book from the Middle East. Her memoir about growing up in Iran seemed like an excellent choice. As a Brooklyn College graduate, Roya was eager to address our group. Thanks to Sharon Swacker for suggesting, Journey from the Land of No, for LACUNY’s first book discussion program.I am pleased to announce this event which is open to CUNY librarians and the Hunter College community:LACUNY’s Multicultural and Diversity Committeeinvites you to a reading and discussionbyRoya HakakianAuthor ofJourney from the Land of No: a Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary IranCrown, 2004Journey from the Land of No is an immensely moving, extraordinarily eloquent, and passionate memoir. Its author begins what one mayprophesy as a major literary career.” — Harold Bloom[Hakakian is] a lyrical storyteller . . . Her moving narrative swings from funny to sad, capturing idyllic scenes of her parents, aunts, and uncles picnicking and interacting with Muslim friends.The Washington PostROYA HAKAKIAN’s Journey from the Land of No, a memoir of growing up as a Jewish teenager in post-revolutionary Iran, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and Elle Magazine’s Best Nonfiction Book of 2004. Her columns and essays appear in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere, and she has worked as a television journalist and documentary film-maker. Her poetry in Persian appears in many anthologies.When: Friday, April 20Time: 2 p.m. …
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