I wrote a preface for a 100-year-old book I loved when I was 15. Today the book reached Brooklyn. The preface was also published by Nyheter. dn.se/kultur/jonas-h… #theprophet #kahlilgibran #khalilgibran

On Tuesday my play “≈ [Almost Equal To]” will be read at Scandinavia House, Manhattan. Reception before, and Q&A with me afterward. This is a play about money, so it seems fitting that the event is on Park Avenue and is 100% free. Register here scandinaviahouse.org/events/almost-…

I’ve spent the last couple of years writing a 700-plus-page novel called #TheSisters. It will be published in Sweden by Albert Bonniers in early September and will be out in 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇩🇰 soon. Can’t wait for you to meet Ina, Evelyn, and Anastasia.

Cover reveal: My forthcoming novel #TheSisters aka #Systrarna was designed by the one and only Rodrigo Corral Design. I can't wait for the physical copies to reach me in Brooklyn. The book is now available for pre-order in Swedish: adlibris.com/se/bok/systrar… Thanks for your support!

Talked about #TheSisters, skyscrapers, time, emotional honesty, 2002 Bushwick, Jay-Z, Jas 39 Gripen, Tolstoy&Toni Morrison with Dagens Nyheter. Out today. dn.se/kultur/jonas-h…

Today is the official publication day of #Systrarna. 🧡💚💜 Novel available in Swedish here: adlibris.com/se/bok/systrar… #thesisters

In Sweden to present #Systrarna. Unfortunately, all talks in Stockholm are sold out, but if you come after the talks (at Akademibokhandeln and RönnellsAntikvariat today and Pocket Shop Götgatan tomorrow) you can still get your book signed. Full schedule here: khemiri.se/nu/

Honored beyond words that #TheSisters is a finalist for the August Prize aka Sweden’s biggest book prize. Congratulations to my fellow finalists. Here’s my favorite photo of August Strindberg, the OG, looking like he’s packing heat. #augustpriset #ejibild Augustpriset

In Sweden for a quick book tour. Today: Stockholm. I'm presenting and signing #Systrarna at Medborgarplatsen Library at 2pm and Aspudden Bookstore at 5pm. Next week: Umeå (Mo), Uppsala (Tue), Halmstad (Wed), Lund (2 talks on Thu). The photo is from last night's talk in Gävle.✊🤷🏽‍♂️

Discussion about translation/översättning/traduction with Heather Cleary on Tuesday evening in Manhattan. Free in-person+virtual tickets via link. nypl.org/events/program…

3 weeks to go! On June 17, I’m launching #THESISTERS at NYPL with the brilliant Tess Gunty. We’ll talk sisterhood, curses, hyenas & stories that set us free. Register now for free in-person or virtual tickets. showclix.com/event/khemiri-… Farrar,Straus&Giroux

In turbulent times, when strong forces insist the only way forward is backward, I’ve found a sense of home in novels about connection. Here’s my attempt at writing one. #TheSisters is out in the US with Farrar,Straus&Giroux. Order it here: us.macmillan.com/books/97803746… Thanks for your support!

"As readers, we’re wired for some kind of resolution. We’re wired to look for patterns, so I think we gently need to remind ourselves that these are not the only patterns." Akanksha Singh speaks with Jonas Hassen Khemiri, author of "The Sisters." lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-stor…

"The Sisters is a transnational tour de force that squeezes and expands time like an accordion, or a pair of lungs . . . The novel demands and delivers." Thank you The New York Times and New York Times Books for this stunning review. nytimes.com/2025/06/22/boo…

"There’s something about the well-known tropes that makes it really hard for me to believe in. I need to be shaken up in order to appreciate a story or to make a story feel real to me," says Jonas Hassen Khemiri in his interview with Akanksha Singh. lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-stor…

The The New York Times Book Review podcast talks best books of the year so far, including three by past The Cullman Center Fellows! Hear why they love 'The Sisters' by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, 'Daughters of the Bamboo Grove' by Barbara Demick, and 'The Director' by Daniel Kehlmann: nytimes.com/2025/07/18/boo…

In today’s The New York Times, I get to speak at length about #TheSisters. Extra special: my sisters are on the cover of the New York Times Books. Art by Nick Dahlen, profile by Joumana Khatib, review by Alexandra Jacobs, photos by Peter Garritano. nytimes.com/2025/06/17/boo…

Check out the National Book Award's fiction longlist! We're thrilled to see Angela Flournoy's 'The Wilderness' and Jonas Hassen Khemiri's 'The Sisters'—books they worked on as The Cullman Center Fellows—as well as past Fellow Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' here: nypl.org/blog/2025/09/1…

Thrilled and honored that #TheSisters has been longlisted for the #NationalBookAward! Huge thanks to Farrar,Straus&Giroux, Albert Bonniers, and National Book Foundation.

Personal essay about loss, grief, curses, mountains, silences and flag football published today in The Guardian. Featuring: my parents, my brothers, my fears. Thanks for reading. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…