 "Tales from the Expat Harem" is also published in Turkey, where it was a #1 national bestseller in January 2006.It has been translated into Turkish under the title "Türkçe Sevmek", with a foreword by the controversial Turkish novelist Elif Shafak.The author, along with co-editor Anastasia M. Ashman, was interviewed on NBC's "Today", on its occasional travel segment "Where in the World is Matt Lauer?"