40 Days and 1001 Nights, One Woman's Dance Through Life in the Islamic World, Melati Press, 2007

In 2005, when Islamaphobia was rampant and fear was driving Americans to not question wars, Tamalyn decided to travel to five Muslim countries, meet local people and see if such fears were warranted. When a reporter she met was looking for suicide bomber schools (and not finding them), Tamalyn was eating food food, going to weddings, and listening to incredible music. 

The premise was to spend 40 days in each of 5 Musim countries: Indonesia, Egypt's Siwa Oasis, Zanzibar, Jordan and The Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China, and write a journal of her experiences, as a woman alone, a dancer, and an American. 

To order this book, write to tamalyndallal@yahoo.com or send $24.95 (includes postage and handling) via PayPal to tamalyndallal@yahoo.com

The Bellydancing Kitties of Constantinople (Children's book) $20, Melati Press, 2019

Join the adventures of Pasha, a kitty who gets adopted by a bellydancer in New Orleans. She must travel the world to dance, but alas, he meets a pink kitty named Bella and they discover glitter, glue and sparkles. 

Beautifully illustrated by Ayako Date of Japan. 

To order this book, write to tamalyndallal@yahoo.com or send $24.95 (includes postage and handling) via PayPal to tamalyndallal@yahoo.com