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Ann Tashi Slater
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NYer, NYT & more. TRAVELING IN BARDO: THE ART OF LIVING IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD out 9/9 ‪from @grandcentralpub.bsky.social/Hachette. "Both gemstone and touchstone, this book is a gift." - Elizabeth Gilbert

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Thank you to Princeton Alumni Weekly for this lovely feature, which includes an excerpt from my new book, TRAVELING IN BARDO: THE ART OF LIVING IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD.

paw.princeton.edu/article/ann-...

#travelinginbardo #newbook #NonfictionBooks #ArtOfLiving
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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"Within whatever order we create, there are things we can’t control . . . and we can live with them rather than struggle."

In my new essay for Oprah Daily, I write about how Japanese wisdom helped me come to terms with losing my beloved dog, Mac.
October 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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It was a joy to connect with SF Bay Area booksellers who are bringing TRAVELING IN BARDO into readers' hands. From City Lights to Kepler's to Green Apple to the launch at Book Passage, I'm grateful to the Bay Area literary world for embracing my book with so much heart!
#supportindiebookstores
October 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Another full house!
Deepest thanks to Sylvia Boorstein for our beautiful conversation about TRAVELING IN BARDO, to Book Passage in Corte Madera for the warm welcome, and to all who joined us on Saturday. What a joy to reflect together on impermanence, presence, and the stories that shape our lives.
September 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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NYC friends — I’d love to see you tonight!
📍 6 PM at Rizzoli Bookstore (1133 Broadway)
I’ll be talking with Dani Shapiro about TRAVELING IN BARDO, with Q&A and signing.
#authorevent #nycevents
September 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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In one week, TRAVELING IN BARDO launches! Join me for an event in NYC, online, or the Bay Area. Columbia will be in person/online, and California Institute of Integral Studies is fully online.

Seating is limited - register now! Details, RSVPs, and pre-order: www.anntashislater.com/traveling-in...
September 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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NYC friends — I’ll be at Rizzoli Bookstore Sept 10 with Dani Shapiro to launch my new book, TRAVELING IN BARDO. Would love to see you there! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/traveling-...
August 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I'm thrilled to share these words from Bianca Bosker, whose curiosity, wit, and brilliance are an inspiration! Deep gratitude for her generous support.

TRAVELING IN BARDO comes out Sept 9 from Balance/Hachette. Pre-order: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-t...
August 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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✨My book tour!

9.10 Rizzoli w/ Dani Shapiro
9.12 Modern Tibetan Studies Program, Columbia U, w/ Lauran Hartley
9.16 Tibet House w/ James Shaheen
9.18 CA Institute of Integral Studies w/ Fernando Ona
9.27 Book Passage, Corte Madera, w/ Sylvia Boorstein

RSVP: www.anntashislater.com/traveling-in...
August 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The finished copies of TRAVELING IN BARDO have arrived! I couldn't have done it without my faithful writing assistant.

Out Sept. 9 from Balance/Hachette—and available now for pre-order: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-t...

#TravelinginBardo #booknews
August 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Melissa Febos is one of the fiercest, most brilliant writers I know, with a gift for seeing straight to the heart of things. I'm grateful for her generous words about TRAVELING IN BARDO. @melissafebos.bsky.social

Out 9/9 from Balance/Hachette! Pre-order: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-t...
August 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Honored and thrilled to share these words from Sharon Salzberg, whose profound, beautiful teachings have shaped my journey. @sharonsalzberg.bsky.social

TRAVELING IN BARDO comes out September 9 from Balance/Hachette. Pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-t...

#sharonsalzberg #bardo
August 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A midday moment for stillness and reflection, in the midst of a constantly changing world.

#tokyodiaries #impermanence #payattention #howtolive #mindfullife #lifetransformation #artofliving #changeyourstory #authenticliving #betweenspaces #intentionallife #creativelife #creativelifestyle
August 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Deepest gratitude to Elizabeth Gilbert for her generous words about TRAVELING IN BARDO, which capture so much of what I hoped my book might offer. I'm sharing an excerpt here--full version in the thread below.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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End of week. Still lots to do with deadlines looming, but my writing assistant reminds me what it's all about: moving through the world with gratitude and joy (especially after a walk). Have a great weekend!

#dogmuse #gratitudepractice #impermanence #travelinginbardo #artofliving
July 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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It's such an honor to receive these words from one of my literary heroes. Sandra Cisneros has long been an inspiration to me and I'm so grateful for her support of my book!

TRAVELING IN BARDO launches September 9 and is available for pre-order now: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-t...
July 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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I've admired Dani Shapiro for a long, long time, and it's a dream come true to see her name on the cover of my book. Thank you Dani, beautiful soul and fellow bardo traveler, for your stunning foreword. Can't wait for you all to read it!

TRAVELING IN BARDO, coming Sept. 9 from Balance/Hachette.
July 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Thrilled and honored that TRAVELING IN BARDO has been selected as a September 2025 "Must Read" by the Next Big Idea Club -- curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink! @nextbigidea.bsky.social

#nextbigideaclub #travelinginbardo #mustread #nonfictionbooks #howtolive
July 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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It's a wrap! Just finished recording the audiobook for TRAVELING IN BARDO: THE ART OF LIVING IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD (Hachette 9/9).

To pre-order: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-t...

“A rich and freewheeling meditation on life, death, and impermanence.” – Publishers Weekly

#audiobook
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Happy Mother's Day!

#mothersday2025 #mothersanddaughters #mothersandsons #lifeisbeautiful
May 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Losar Tashi Delek! This is my favorite photo of my family celebrating Tibetan New Year on Observatory Hill in Darjeeling, almost 100 years ago. My grandmother is third from the right. Happy Year of the Snake! #tibetannewyear #darjeelingdiaries #familyhistory #thingsiwantoremember
February 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Hard at work, with the help of my writing assistant. Here he is under my study chair in a state of deep concentration. #amwriting #dogmuse
January 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Happy New Year! Ringing in 2025 at the neighborhood temple with my writing assistant. #tokyo
January 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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My Tibetan grandparents dancing on Christmas Day 1960, at the Windamere Hotel in Darjeeling. "Everyone said there’s never been a dancer like your grandfather," my grandmother used to tell me. "I was very proud to be on his arm." #artofliving #darjeelingdiaries #familyhistory
December 25, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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Winter solstice is a bardo between-space, a point between darkness and light, a time of endings and beginnings. #mtfuji #tokyo #bardo #impermanence #wintersolstice2024 #impermanence #betweenspaces #liminalspaces #rebirth #artofliving #whatmatters #globalshift
December 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM