Marjan Kamali

Marjan Kamali, born in Turkey to Iranian parents, spent her childhood in Kenya, Germany, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, Columbia University, and New York University. She is the bestselling author of The Lion Women of Tehran, The Stationery Shop, and Together Tea and the 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Award. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. Marjan lives with her family in the Boston area.