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Palestine - 1 - Stories from the eve of the Nakba | Comma Press £11.99 (Paperback / Anthology)

Yes, ICYMI, I have a story coming out tomorrow in Palestine -1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba, from Comma Press. commapress.co.uk/books/palest...

“How can you kill them now?
Under which soil would you bury them,
so that they turn into nothing but glass,
so that your eyes will meet annihilation
one last time
in theirs.”

— Samar Al-Ghussein

Read her powerful poetry in its entirety at the link below.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! FAAM is honored to share the beauty, creativity, and unique stories of Indigenous People today and everyday.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #NativeArt #NativeSky #FirstAmericanArtMagazine

"Thunderhead" by Eugene Ridgely Jr. / Nii’eihii No’oteihi. Northern Arapaho tribal member, artist, culture and language educator & lecturer.

#arapaho #indigenouspeoplesday #abstractart #nativeart

Photo of a crouching person covered in striped blue and white material from head to toe, the subject is in front of a diamond patterned blue and white background

The People of Pattern Project, 2016 by Yemeni-Bosnian-US artist Alia Ali, on textile, culture and identity #womensar

Check out what came in the mail today! The new fall issue of #AIQ American Indian Quarterly with my #ledgerdoodle “Oklhilichi” (Dusk) is on the cover. #muskogean #ledgerart #dustign #nativeamericanart #indigenousart #americanindianquarterly

The Keffiyeh as Indra’s Net by Jamie John, “a 2-spirit trans & queer Anishinaabe & Korean-American multidisciplinary artist … [who draws] upon similarities between Indigenous nations [&] global steadfast fights for decolonization.” Read more at ihhba.org @ihhba.bsky.social @jamiejohnjpeg.bsky.social

𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, published in 𝑈𝑠𝑎𝑤𝑎 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤’s 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐱 series, is a work of witness that gathers the voices of Afghan women writing through fear, exile and erasure. Curated by 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐰𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚.

⧉ 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: usawa.in/matchbox/edi...
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Litquake: Hair on Fire event in San Francisco

Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TONIGHT @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...

Hispanic Heritage Hidden: Books That Explore Cultural Heritage Removed from School Shelves For countless school children across the country, books that explore the rich cultural heritage of Hispanic-Americans are out of reach.

One of the best ways to mark #HispanicHeritageMonth is with a book exploring the rich cultural heritage of Hispanic-Americans and their countries of origin.

But for countless school children across the country, those stories are out of reach: pen.org/books-that-e... #BannedBooksWeek #FreeTheBooks

Congratulations on this recognition, and best wishes on finding more clients and opportunities (if only I still had my Twitter account platforming indie game devs!).

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Hey, a reminder that I’m looking for work. I’m an award winning writer and editor serving the community. My book Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction just won an Ignyte award! I’m looking for clients, and would love to work in narrative games.

Get in touch with me!

2025 Winner Outstanding Creative Nonfiction for AFRO-CENTERED FUTURISMS IN OUR SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Eugen Bacon

Congratulations @genni.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Creative Nonfiction for AFRO-CENTERED FUTURISMS IN OUR SPECULATIVE FICTION

2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman

Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION

I read YA sparingly & only if it's queer and/or POC. That said, Pet by Akweke Emezi is wonderful. Genre - Black Speculative Fiction. Lucille didn't feel like a fantasy to me. Every part touched this reality & a book for kids that discusses CSA in this way. Ofc I ate it up #booksky #blackbooksky

The Twitter takedown undermined the best means of disseminating info online. Now with Meta/IG, TikTok and NPR under fire and mass media unreliable, indie or global outlets like The Intercept, Democracy Now and AJ offer among the best alternatives.

Pale yellow graphic titled “Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with Heartdrum” There is a photo collage made up of six picture frames, each displaying a close-up of a cover illustration from the Heartdrum catalogue. In the top right corner is a circular photo frame containing the logo for Heartdrum, a Native-focused publishing imprint under HarperCollins.

Celebrate Indigenous storytelling this #IndigenousPeoplesDay — and every day! — with these new and upcoming releases from Heartdrum!

Here’s every Heartdrum title that’s been published in 2025 — as well as a look ahead at forthcoming 2026 Heartdrum titles that you can pre-order today!

That’s beautiful! Good for your parents (and for you). I’m half Japanese and I like the trend in Japan to refer to biracial people as daburu, meaning “double” (instead of half). Twice as nice. 😊

A portion of every purchase goes to support We Need Diverse Books as we continue our mission to diversify the publishing industry and support marginalized creatives — including those who disproportionately experience book banning due to their diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

The September Watchlist by Tobias Carroll. Fiction from Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, the Republic of Congo, and Croatia, short stories from Japan, and poetry from Afghanistan. Image: Blue with black text, features 6 book covers at the top left of the image.

In case you missed National Translation Day, Tobias Carroll has selected six must-reads for your TBR pile. Fiction from Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, the Republic of Congo, and Croatia, short stories from Japan, and poetry from Afghanistan! Check out our website for more details: buff.ly/L5uvWRs

Program announcement for Kweli International Literary Festival featuring a painting by Patrick Dougher. Text: 2025 Kweli International Literary Festival October 18 - October 28 Opening Weekend New York Law School Saturday, October 18 - Sunday, October 19 Closing Multimedia Event Akwaaba BK Tuesday, October 28 “Diaspora Daughter” by Patrick Dougher

🎉 Writers of color, get ready!

#KweliLitFest25 is coming up October 18-28!

By us, for us: Kweli International Literary Festival 2025 is exclusively for emerging #BIPOC writers of adult literature, led by some of the most celebrated writers of color working today!

Two Poems from Gaza by Dana Flaifl: Pre-order and Support French publisher Fidel Anthelme X is planning to bring out a bilingual Arabic-French collection by Palestinian poet Dana Flaifl, Tout ce que j’ai c’est l’écriture, avec elle je résiste, translated to the French by Lotfi Nia. The publisher does not have funding for this book, and printing costs are just over €1,000. The book is scheduled for release in January 2026, and the publisher is now offering the book for sale at €10 + €3 shipping (in France), to raise the necessary funds for its publication.

Two Poems from Gaza by Dana Flaifl: Pre-order and Support

French publisher Fidel Anthelme X is planning to bring out a bilingual Arabic-French collection by Palestinian poet Dana Flaifl, Tout ce que j’ai c’est l’écriture, avec elle je résiste, translated to the French by Lotfi Nia. The publisher…

Face quilt with selvage hair. She’s ready to do whatever is needed.

I needed a little break from the chaos of our world.
I am back at it, doing my part to support the resistors and defenders of democracy.
To do the next outrageous thing that’s needed.

#fiberart #resilience #womensart
#artyear #artquilt
#quiltsky #fiberartist #artsky#resistance

Around fifteen differently shaped leaves painted in colouful designs on a cream background

Brazilian artist Gabee Meyer creates artworks by painting on leaves 🍂🍃

#Sunrise over #LosAngeles this morning. Hoping everyone is having a wonderful day! #photography #photographer

Forthcoming October 2025: Two Novels and ‘Palestine is Everywhere’ As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month. If you have more books to add, please let us know.

Forthcoming October 2025: Two Novels and ‘Palestine is Everywhere’

As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month. If you have more books to add, please…

Congrats on the impressive achievement! Best wishes going forward.

Taking a break from #5amwritersclub today.

Yesterday my little debut, Ibis, was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize.

Still in my feels & can't get much work done. Tomorrow, I promise! 🥺

Get some words in for me?
#centerforfiction #debutnovel #writesky #writingcommunity.

I canceled my gaming subscriptions, never had Game Pass and won’t buy another Xbox.

Call me old school, but I prefer paying to own instead of lease, and can remember when playing online didn’t cost an arm and a leg.

But these trends make me appreciate my backlog more than ever!