New author event at Takoma Park, MD!
Author: Reading Between the Dunes
Join me as I celebrate @longlostdragonprincess, @gosalgo, and @thornthewitch at @peoplesbooktakoma in Takoma Park, MD.
Busboys & Poets
Event this Sunday at Busboys & Poets, 5pm!
Join me and Turkish musician, Sevde Guzel, for a conversation about folklore, culture, The Jinn Daughter, and more!
For those who can’t attend in-person, Busboys & Poets will be live-streaming the event.
Register to attend or view: https://busboysandpoets.com/events/th-evt-40190057/
The Jinn Daughter has been receiving attention!
The Jinn Daughter has been positively received by critics and readers alike the last few weeks since its release, in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.
Here’s what reviewers have been saying:
- Elle Magazine: Best Fantasy of 2024, so far
- BookRiot: 10 exciting books to read this summer
- DC Trending: Best new books of summer 2024
- Literary Liberation podcast: Read this if you need a mother’s love
- Arab News: A hauntingly inimitable debut
- The New Arab: “The fairytale-like and bizarre scenes elevate the story’s mystique and are reminiscent of a mature and Middle Eastern Grim[m] Brothers tale”
- Starry mag: “Just know that tissues will be needed”
Bid on bookish things, including…
a signed copy of The Jinn Daughter by yours truly.
Gaza Evacuation Fund Book Auction
The situation on the ground in Gaza has only grown more dire in the past seven months. Millions of Palestinians are at risk of death by starvation, disease, bombing, infection, sniper, and more at Israel’s hands.
This auction is designed to raise money for Palestinians who are trying to flee Gaza and survive genocide. We’re asking the book community to join together and donate the funds necessary to help Palestinians escape to safety with their loved ones.
The auction will run from May 3rd, 2024 until 11:59 PM EST on May 12th, 2024.
Check out the auction HERE.
My interview with Turn the Page podcast is out!
Bid on a signed copy of The Jinn Daughter at an auction fundraiser for Palestine, Sudan, and the Congo!
Bid on a signed copy of The Jinn Daughter at an auction fundraiser for Palestine, Sudan, and the Congo! Auction is live March 25-April 10
Link here: https://bitly.ws/3gUUw OR scan the QR code in the post
Funds will help children and their families in Gaza, Sudan, and Congo.
I have held my literary firstborn for the first time
My literary firstborn is here, finally, in my hands.
It is surreal.
Booklist review for THE JINN DAUGHTER
New curated The Jinn Daughter Spotify playlist!
I’m trying out new ways of engaging with my debut novel, The Jinn Daughter (TJD), out April 2, 2024. Though I don’t listen to music when I write, there are songs that match either the mood or the storyline in TJD. Have a listen and be sure to follow.
Reading Between the Dunes 