San Francisco friends! Come meet me at Green Apple Books on the Park on May 16th for a conversation with Dalia Azim about her debut novel Country of Origin. It's such a good one! greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-… 1/2

On Tuesday evening I'm reading/chatting with my old friend (and fellow Deep Vellum imprint author) Dalia Azim at McNally Jackson in my old stomping-ground-adjacent Williamsburg! This is my first TL event out in the world! Therefore all the exclamation points!

Thank you Deep Vellum for sending me Dalia Azim new novel #CountryofOrigin - out now!! #gifted You all know how I adore a multigenerational novel! And I’ve read very little set in Egypt, so am very excited!! Get your copy now!!

Tomorrow night, don't miss Dalia Azim discuss COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ("a rich, character-driven novel about personhood, enduring love, and immense grief," writes @ForewordReviews) with Jennifer duBois. Free. 7pm ET. Purchase your copy and tune in here: literatibookstore.com/event/home-lit…

One last book event, with Dalia Azim - we’d love to see you in Houston on 5/23! brazosbookstore.com/event/person-d…

Looking forward to talking with Jenny Tinghui Zhang ⁷ and Dalia Azim next weekend about these two extraordinary novels San Antonio Book Festival!

Thank you to Shannon Perri and The Rumpus for talking to me about Country of Origin therumpus.net/2022/06/27/wit…

"Possum Kingdom Lake has been a great teacher to me over the years, imparting lessons on resilience, growth, and adaptation." Read Dalia Azim's wonderful essay in Texas Highways Magazine — and how place can persist amid unimaginable tragedy and memories. texashighways.com/culture/people…

Next Monday, our Summer Book Club kicks off with "Country of Origin" by Dalia Azim! Each discussion will be led by a WLT staff member and will feature the author of the respective novel. Learn more and RSVP here: writersleague.org/programs/speci…

If anyone tries to tell you Russian literature is only dead guys with beards, point them in the direction of Deep Vellum. New galleys by Alisa Ganieva & Alla Gorbunova, only missing the forthcoming Petrushevskaya galley for the 21st century trinity.

I reviewed LaToya Watkins' debut, PERISH, for New York Times Books. The intergenerational novel—set largely in small-town West Texas—animates the contours & scars of trauma, memory & truth. You won't forget these characters—in all of their brokenness & brightness.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/boo…

This essay on my fertility struggles is the most personal thing I've ever published. I'm so grateful to my editor, Jhodie-Ann Williams, for her support! We've only scratched the surface on all the potential ramifications of overturning #RoeVWade. #IVF #Texas nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

Join us on Monday, Oct 17, at 6pm Amman for a virtual event featuring Dalia Azim, author of “Country of Origin,” in conversation with Ladane Nasseri Register: bit.ly/CountryofOrigi… #countryoforigin #GlobalCenters #Columbia #arabauthors #CGCAmman

Best conversation on craft with these debut novelists: Dalia Azim Katie Gutierrez & LaToya Watkins! Thank you Writers' League of Texas (WLT) and Sam Babiak

Congrats on her 🌟 review at Kirkus Reviews: A NEW RACE OF MEN FROM HEAVEN by @ChaitaliSen2020! "Almost every story here is a study in restraint, Sen’s considerable talent evident in her ability to wring meaning from the smallest details." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/c…

For New York Times Books, I reviewed four nonfiction books that explore the geographic—and personal—boundaries of travel (whether by bike, car or other means), and how the convergence brings new understandings of place, home, identity & one’s own horizon line. nytimes.com/2022/12/02/boo…

Closing out this year's #FridayReads is Jasper Cannedy-Azim, son of TBF staffer Dalia Azim! Jasper recommends THE SUNBEARER TRIALS by Aiden Thomas 🇵🇸. Thanks for sharing, Jasper.