Samina Najmi
@snajmi.bsky.social
Writer, professor, mother. California State University, Fresno. 2024 Aurora Polaris Award in creative nonfiction for Sing Me A Circle. Pre-order from Trio House Press. saminanajmi.com
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San Diego, come join us Tuesday night at The Book Catapult in South Park!
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
San Diego, come join us Tuesday night at The Book Catapult in South Park!
Thanks to my local NPR station for the interview ahead of the book launch. Link in comments.
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Thanks to my local NPR station for the interview ahead of the book launch. Link in comments.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Happy Publication Day, @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, and Elline Lipkin! See you tonight at the YouTube Release Reading!
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Publication Day, @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, and Elline Lipkin! See you tonight at the YouTube Release Reading!
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In her debut memoir-in-essays, SING ME A CIRCLE, @snajmi.bsky.social, meditates on memory, displacement, and the enduring ties of family.
Discover the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing
debutiful.net/2025/09/29/m...
Discover the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing
debutiful.net/2025/09/29/m...
September 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In her debut memoir-in-essays, SING ME A CIRCLE, @snajmi.bsky.social, meditates on memory, displacement, and the enduring ties of family.
Discover the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing
debutiful.net/2025/09/29/m...
Discover the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing
debutiful.net/2025/09/29/m...
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Tomorrow, October 1 — join us on YouTube for this stellar @triohousepress release reading by Elline Lipkin, Samina Najmi (@snajmi.bsky.social) and Renee Gilmore (@reneethewriter.bsky.social)!
Mark your calendars! Our fall release YouTube reading featuring @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, and Elline Lipkin, October 1 at 7 pm Central! bit.ly/YouTubeTrio
September 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Tomorrow, October 1 — join us on YouTube for this stellar @triohousepress release reading by Elline Lipkin, Samina Najmi (@snajmi.bsky.social) and Renee Gilmore (@reneethewriter.bsky.social)!
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Mark your calendars! Our fall release YouTube reading featuring @reneethewriter.bsky.social, @snajmi.bsky.social & Elline Lipkin is on Wednesday, October 1! 5 pm Pacific, 6 pm Mountain, 7 pm Central, 8 pm Eastern. See you there!
bit.ly/YouTubeTrio
bit.ly/YouTubeTrio
September 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mark your calendars! Our fall release YouTube reading featuring @reneethewriter.bsky.social, @snajmi.bsky.social & Elline Lipkin is on Wednesday, October 1! 5 pm Pacific, 6 pm Mountain, 7 pm Central, 8 pm Eastern. See you there!
bit.ly/YouTubeTrio
bit.ly/YouTubeTrio
What an honor for Sing Me a Circle to be included among Bonnie Hearn Hill's selections for the Great Day Book Club!
September 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
What an honor for Sing Me a Circle to be included among Bonnie Hearn Hill's selections for the Great Day Book Club!
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The Fall Trio House Press YouTube release happens October 1 — preorder from us before 9/20 and receive your copy of October releases by @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social & Elline Lipkin by October 1, so you can follow along!
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September 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Fall Trio House Press YouTube release happens October 1 — preorder from us before 9/20 and receive your copy of October releases by @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social & Elline Lipkin by October 1, so you can follow along!
triohousepress.myshopify.com
triohousepress.myshopify.com
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So pleased to see @snajmi.bsky.social’s forthcoming Sing Me a Circle announced in @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social! 💜💛💜💛
New Book Announcement: “Sing Me a Circle: Love, Loss and a Home in Time” by Samina Najmi @triohousepress.org
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September 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So pleased to see @snajmi.bsky.social’s forthcoming Sing Me a Circle announced in @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social! 💜💛💜💛
Thank you, Theo Nestor!
Come read the full blurb at saminanajmi.com and preorder the book from @triohousepress.org and internationally from Amazon.
Come read the full blurb at saminanajmi.com and preorder the book from @triohousepress.org and internationally from Amazon.
September 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Thank you, Theo Nestor!
Come read the full blurb at saminanajmi.com and preorder the book from @triohousepress.org and internationally from Amazon.
Come read the full blurb at saminanajmi.com and preorder the book from @triohousepress.org and internationally from Amazon.
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See what all the buzz is about — @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social and Elline Lipkin share the inspirations behind their forthcoming books, releasing October 1!
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September 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
See what all the buzz is about — @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social and Elline Lipkin share the inspirations behind their forthcoming books, releasing October 1!
open.substack.com/pub/triohous...
open.substack.com/pub/triohous...
E-book alert - and it includes two additional essays!
September 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
E-book alert - and it includes two additional essays!
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Mark your calendars! Our fall release YouTube reading featuring @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, and Elline Lipkin, October 1 at 7 pm Central! bit.ly/YouTubeTrio
September 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mark your calendars! Our fall release YouTube reading featuring @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, and Elline Lipkin, October 1 at 7 pm Central! bit.ly/YouTubeTrio
Thank you, Angela Morales, for the inspiration that you and your book have been in my writing life. @professorbgirl.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Thank you, Angela Morales, for the inspiration that you and your book have been in my writing life. @professorbgirl.bsky.social
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@snajmi.bsky.social reads from Sing Me a Circle in @pw.org!
Introducing our 2025 #NewNonFiction authors: Sarah Aziza, Erika J. Simpson, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Amanda Hess, and Samina Najmi! Visit the link to read their essays and excerpts from their debut works, plus listen to audio clips of the authors reading from their books: at.pw.org/NewNonfiction2025
August 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
@snajmi.bsky.social reads from Sing Me a Circle in @pw.org!
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Only a few more days to get free shipping on all print titles, including pre-orders of books by @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, Brother Anthony of Taize, and Elline Lipkin!
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August 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Only a few more days to get free shipping on all print titles, including pre-orders of books by @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, Brother Anthony of Taize, and Elline Lipkin!
triohousepress.myshopify.com
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In the countdown to publication, let me share some very generous blurbs my book received from six writers I admire. . . .
August 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
In the countdown to publication, let me share some very generous blurbs my book received from six writers I admire. . . .
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Sing Me a Circle by @snajmi.bsky.social is featured in @pw.org’s New Nonfiction! Read it here or in the print edition. Preorder from @triohousepress.org and get free shipping—book arrives in late September! 💜💛💜💛
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August 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Sing Me a Circle by @snajmi.bsky.social is featured in @pw.org’s New Nonfiction! Read it here or in the print edition. Preorder from @triohousepress.org and get free shipping—book arrives in late September! 💜💛💜💛
www.pw.org/content/the_...
www.pw.org/content/the_...
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"When we cast our hollowings onto the page, we re-embody them. We give them shape and form. We re-member ourselves."
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Gorgeous essay by @snajmi.bsky.social (her memoir-in-essays out soon with @triohousepress.org)
hngrmtn.org/issues/hunge...
Gorgeous essay by @snajmi.bsky.social (her memoir-in-essays out soon with @triohousepress.org)
Hunger Mountain Review – VCFA Journal of the Arts
Hunger Mountain is the VCFA Journal of the Arts
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August 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"When we cast our hollowings onto the page, we re-embody them. We give them shape and form. We re-member ourselves."
hngrmtn.org/issues/hunge...
Gorgeous essay by @snajmi.bsky.social (her memoir-in-essays out soon with @triohousepress.org)
hngrmtn.org/issues/hunge...
Gorgeous essay by @snajmi.bsky.social (her memoir-in-essays out soon with @triohousepress.org)
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SLM fam accomplishment alert!🚨Contributors @sfmontgomery.bsky.social and @snajmi.bsky.social will be featured at the Fresno Writers Summit! buff.ly/QrmgfWk
August 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
SLM fam accomplishment alert!🚨Contributors @sfmontgomery.bsky.social and @snajmi.bsky.social will be featured at the Fresno Writers Summit! buff.ly/QrmgfWk
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Celebrating a starred review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social of Sing Me a Circle by @snajmi.bsky.social! 💜💛💜💛
Read it here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781949487480
Read it here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781949487480
August 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Celebrating a starred review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social of Sing Me a Circle by @snajmi.bsky.social! 💜💛💜💛
Read it here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781949487480
Read it here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781949487480