Khaled Hosseini's Blog

I am pleased to announce that I will be in conversation with poet and teacher Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian on March 29, 2017 at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park at 7:30 pm.

The times we live in require us to develop a "literacy of the heart"- a deeper quality of listening, discerning, and connecting heart to heart and soul to soul. Literature itself, both poetry and prose, plays a timeless role in awakening our hearts to deeper truths we may otherwise miss.

Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian and I will talk about the ways reading, writing, and listening can bring forth profound questions, surprising graces, and the palpable presence of radical hope. I will discuss selections from And the Mountains Echoed, and Yogacharya O'Brian will read from her recently released award-winning book of poems, The Moon Reminded Me.

This event has limited seats --so get your tickets early.

http://www.keplers.org/upcoming-event...

I want to thank all of my readers at Goodreads who have faithfully supported my writing. Receiving the Goodreads Choice award in the fiction category is an enormous honor for me for two reasons. First, 2013 was an exceptional year for fiction, with an abundance of wonderful fiction from some of the best writers working today, all of whom I salute. So, for And The Mountains Echoed to be selected from among such an embarrassment of riches is hugely rewarding. Second, and far more importantly, this is an award bestowed by you, the readers, the people who go out and purchase books, discuss them with friends and family, and are the primary engine of that elusive but oh so precious word-of-mouth phenomenon. I cannot tell you what it means to me to be honored and embraced by the very people my books are intended for. So, as we say in Afghanistan, Tashakor, or thank you. Tashakor -not just for this award- but for reading, and not only my books, but simply for reading. And a heartfelt Tashakor to all the good folks at Goodreads for providing such a wonderful forum where people who love books can engage and exchange ideas.
Happy reading, everyone.
Gratefully yours,
Khaled Hosseini

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Dear Readers:Over the last four years, I have traveled across the country and met with thousands of readers like you, who showed up to hear me speak about The Kite Runner. I have received countless letters and e-mails in support of The Kite Runner, and have always been moved by how passionately readers continue to embrace my first novel. In my encounters with readers--be it in person, or by letter/e-mail--I've answered every imaginable question. But one that kept coming up -and one for which,