Anastasia M Ashman's Books
Sep.01.2006
Seven million people board the subways of New York City every day, each one with a story to tell. The Subway Chronicles collects twenty-seven of the tales, dramas, and comedies that unfold during the daily commute.
Prominent New York writers weigh in: Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, Francine Prose, Stan Fischler, Calvin Trillin.
Sep.01.2005
Dozens of crazy Ms.-Adventures from Egypt to North Dakota and back home again. Pity Anastasia Ashman as she competes with a GPS device for her husband's attention on a New York road trip. Enter the wacky world of a taxidermy convention in Illinois with Susan Orlean.
As the Western world struggles to comprehend the paradoxes of modern Turkey, a country both European and Asian, forward-looking yet rooted in ancient empire, a new nonfiction anthology promises to reveal its most personal nuances.
Introducing TALES FROM THE EXPAT HAREM: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey, edited by Anastasia M. Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gokmen.
This critically-...
Colourful, humanistic and sincere collection of women’s voices.
”
—Turkey’s most-read author Elif Shafak describing the “Tales from the Expat Harem” anthology I cocreated and coedited, one of her recommended 5 best books on Turkey The Browser: Five Books (November 2010)
About Anastasia
A native of Berkeley, California with 14 years abroad in three countries, I'm a cultural writer/producer on a global rollercoaster:
fired in Hollywood,
abandoned on a snake-infested island off Borneo,
married in an Ottoman palace,
interviewed by Matt...
Connections
Causes Anastasia Ashman Supports
Vipassana Meditation Instruction (dhamma.org) Ashoka Organization of Social Entrepreneurs (ashoka.org)