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.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3m5lzw6tv2s2ySan Diego, come join us Tuesday night at The Book Catapult in South Park!14 Nov 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lzw6tv2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3m4f2nqwrv22fThanks to my local NPR station for the interview ahead of the book launch. Link in comments.30 Oct 2025 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4f2nqwrv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3m47yyx65j22i28 Oct 2025 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47yyx65j22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3lzkic6l4vs2lWhat an honor for Sing Me a Circle to be included among Bonnie Hearn Hill's selections for the Great Day Book Club!24 Sep 2025 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkic6l4vs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3lz333s4oqc2w18 Sep 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz333s4oqc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3lyq7bdrenk2fThank you, Theo Nestor! Come read the full blurb at saminanajmi.com and preorder the book from @triohousepress.org and internationally from Amazon.13 Sep 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyq7bdrenk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3ly7dum3c6c2nE-book alert - and it includes two additional essays!06 Sep 2025 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly7dum3c6c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3lxvgeeb5fs2e03 Sep 2025 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxvgeeb5fs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3lxnpwlzr7s2gThank you, Angela Morales, for the inspiration that you and your book have been in my writing life. @professorbgirl.bsky.social30 Aug 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxnpwlzr7s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3lx75g7rwzs2rIn the countdown to publication, let me share some very generous blurbs my book received from six writers I admire. . . .25 Aug 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx75g7rwzs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3lw3cptydtk2dPEN South Africa literary reading this Thu! Join us for this global gathering of writers at 5 pm South Africa time, 8 am Pacific, 8 pm Pakistan.10 Aug 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw3cptydtk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3lv5ifpaexk2tLast couple of days to win a free copy before the Oct. 1 publication date! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/413790-sing-me-a-circle-love-loss-and-a-home-in-time30 Jul 2025 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv5ifpaexk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/snajmi.bsky.social/post/3ltwo2liwu22phttps://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/413790-sing-me-a-circle-love-loss-and-a-home-in-time14 Jul 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:i2prefgknmw2bhqgvev3bber/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwo2liwu22p