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I have begun to write commentaries for The Oregon Capital Chronicle, a member of The States Newsroom and one of 28 states providing in-depth and fearless coverage of state and national politics. From the quest came The Crying Tree.”

Working Writers

“It is very gratifying to know that there are readers out there who come away moved, more aware, sometimes changed, and feeling an urgency that they simply must talk to someone about the book – now.”

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“The root meaning of justice is to restore balance.

Highly recommended." Library Journal, June 1, 2009...more







The Crying Tree

  • Winner of the Pacific NW Booksellers Award
  • Chosen by the UK’s Richard and Judy Bookclub
  • Shelf Awareness Top Ten
  • Published in 11 languages

“Beautifully written, expertly crafted, forcefully rendered.

Crime subordinates its victims, makes them powerless.”

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Proof you’d come to fully embrace the all-controlling Party… Read More

US Supreme Court is Out of Touch with Majority of Voters

by Naseem Rakha, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 13, 2022 I woke up the morning of July 4th feeling cynical about “Independence Day” after the recent slew of  Supreme Court decisions that essentially eviscerated long-standing constitutional rights and protections considered core to our democracy.

Rhetorical sparring, sure. The Crying Tree takes you on a journey you won’t soon forget.” Sister Helen Prejean, author Dead Man Walking

“Naseem Rakha writes with both clarity and sympathy about one of the most mysterious and evasive of human impulses: forgiveness. Supreme Court’s decision by six Catholics breaches wall between church and state

by Naseem Rakha, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 30, 2022 The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe made it clear that the “wall of separation between church and state” that founding father Thomas Jefferson described as integral to the Constitution, has been breached.



Naseem is represented by Markson Thoma Literary Agency in NYC

"Beautifully written, expertly crafted, forcefully rendered. The majority opinion in Dobbs v. The Crying Tree is a story of redemption, but at its core it is a love story as well, and that is the most powerful story of all." Garth Stein, Author The Art of Racing in the Rain

"Spellbinding storytelling." Publishers Weekly

"A beautiful and passionate novel that never becomNaseem is an award winning author and journalist whose stories have been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition.

The Crying Tree is a story of forgiveness and redemption, but at its core it is a love story as well, and that is the most powerful story of all.” Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain

“A mesmerizing book – one any writer would deny and any reader would love.” jacquelyn Mitchard, author The Deep End of the Ocean

“For anyone who has ever wondered how forgiveness is possible, even when the pain is overwhelming, wonder no more.

Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newly… Read More

U.S. The justice system in the United States tries to do this by enacting a system of penalties for crimes. Naseem Rakha lays bare all the ambiguities and nuances of our culture in a store that is compelling and deep. But not physical combat.

Accepting Death

And so, on this day, I fill that hollow space in my chest with heat from a thousand thousand thousand suns:

Naseem Rakha

Goodreads Author


Born

in Chicago, The United States

Website

http://www.naseemrakha.com


Genre

Literature & Fiction


Influences

Kent Haruf, Truman Capote, Wendell Berry, Jane Smiley


Member Since

September 2008


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Naseem is an award winning author and journalist whose stories have been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition.

naseem rakha biography of george

6 committee reveals Trump’s Orwellian attempt to win the election

by Naseem Rakha, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 26, 2022 Anyone who’s read George Orwell’s “1984,” the dystopian novel about life under an authoritarian regime, knows that to survive, one had to accept whatever Big Brother said no matter how big the lie. In reality though, these penalties do little, if anything, to bring a sense of balance back into a victim’s life.

It is hauntingly beautiful, with wonderfully complex characters’ there are a few surprises in the story, but the point it not the mysteries of fact, but the mysteries of the heart.” Shelf Awareness, Marlyn Dahl

Literary Mama

“I was humbled by the transformative power of grace, and determined to answer two questions: how and why do some people forgive the unforgivable, and what toll does a system of justice based on vengeance take on our lives and society?

The Crying Tree is a story of redemption, but at its core it is a love story as well, and that is the most powerful story of all." Garth Stein, Author The Art of Racing in the Rain

"Spellbinding storytelling." Publishers Weekly

"A beautiful and passionate novel that never becomes maudlin or unbelievable.