Roxana Saberi's Visit to BSC

As part of Roxana Saberi's visit to BSC, she and her mother had dinner with students from The Mystician staff, campus leaders, and the Campus Read Committee. She also graciously signed copies of her book after her presentation.

Roxana and Akiko Saberi at BSC

Roxana Saberi and her mother, Akiko, were at BSC's Sidney J. Lee Auditorium last night (Tuesday, April 20). Roxana gave an outstanding presentation about her six years working as a journalist and writer in Iran, her father's homeland. She also told about her arrest as a political prisoner accused of espionage and being held in Tehran's Evin Prison for 100 days in early 2009. Her account was riveting and insightful.

Meeting Roxana's mother, Dr. Akiko Saberi, was a treat. You can tell that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Dr. Saberi is an accomplished, warm person. A native of Japan, she is a pathologist with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fargo.

The BSC Library has a copy of Roxana Saberi's memoir, Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran (PN 4874 .S23 A3 2010). Check it out! The book is also available from booksellers in both print and eformats.

Saberi will also be finishing and publishing the book she was working on when she was arrested. Stay tuned!

Roxana Saberi Speaks at BSC - April 20 - 7:30 p.m.

The Campus Read Committee and our co-sponsors (North Dakota Humanities Council, BSC Foundation, North Dakota Newspaper Association, and North Dakota Broadcasters Association) invite you to attend a presentation and book signing by Roxana Saberi on Tuesday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Bismarck State College.

Saberi will also be at Barnes & Noble in Bismarck from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, for a book signing.

Saberi is an Iranian-American journalist and former Miss North Dakota. She will speak about her ordeal as a political prisoner in Tehran, Iran. Copies of her "hot off the press" memoir, Between Two Worlds: My Life and Capitivity in Iran, will be available.

Soapbox: Books Are Not Dead. They're Not Even Dying

Jack Estes has published an essay in the April 5, 2010, issue of Publishers Weekly entitled "Books Are Not Dead. They're Not Even Dying." Music to my ears.

Check it out!

Soapbox: Books Are Not Dead. They're Not Even Dying: " I've heard people aren't reading so much anymore, but as fa..."