Archive for July 2015
A Conversation About LAYLA with Céline Keating
Q: You’ve described your novel by saying that “Layla is the story of a young woman whose journey forward is through the past.” What drew you to telling a story about this period through the perspective of someone too young to have experienced it? A: I wanted to write a book set in the political…
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Abbas and Me: The Story Behind the Cover of LAYLA
The short story is that the photo credit for the cover image goes to Mr. Abbas Rahbar. But there’s a longer back story of all that was involved in finding the photographer and getting the permissions. One of the best things about working with a small press like Plain View is that the author gets…
Read MoreCéline Keating : On Literature and Activism
I grew up in a working-class community in Queens, New York. My parents, sister, and I lived in a small apartment that was part of a complex that sprawled over what was once farmland. I mourned the loss of land and trees that seemed to disappear daily into sprawl, I mourned the loss of friends…
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