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novelist, memoirist, professor. lover of books and all things beautiful.
I write about spirited and inspiring women from history. I especially love seeking out lost or forgotten tales and bringing them to life in ways that celebrate and empower women.
Hi, I'm Jasmin.
- The New York Times Book Review of Song of a Captive Bird (Editors’ Choice)
“A complex and beautiful rendering of [a] vanished country and its scattered people, a reminder of the power and purpose of art, and an ode to female creativity under a patriarchy that repeatedly tries to snuff it out.”
The queen of San Francisco's long-ago harlem
November
