Adib Khorram

1 month ago | itsonlyzach.substack.com | Kate Greathead |Miranda July |Adib Khorram |Zach Wilcha

Editor’s note: I’ve tried to complete and send this newsletter episode about 10 times off and on over the last couple of weeks, but I’ve been so depressed about the new state of the world and overwhelmed by my own work in it that I haven’t been successful until right about now. So, sorry about that!I started this newsletter as a way to bring some order to my reading and create some sporadic, lighthearted joy around book recommendations.

Jul 9, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Adib Khorram

Adib Khorram’s YA debut, Darius the Great Is Not Okay, earned several awards, including the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. He is also the author of Darius the Great Deserves Better, Kiss and Tell, and the picture book Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story.

Jun 27, 2024 | libraryjournal.com | Adib Khorram

When Farzan pays a visit to a local wine bar, he encounters David, an employee who mistakes him for an important food critic. David proceeds to give Farzan the VIP treatment, and after an evening full of electric chemistry, they go home together and share an unforgettable night. It’s only the next morning that they realize the case of mistaken identity that brought them together. They decide to embark on a friends-with-benefits arrangement, since David’s not able to commit to anything serious.

Jun 7, 2024 | inbetweendrafts.com | Brianna Robinson |Ana Ellickson |Adib Khorram

If you’ve read our Three Favorites feature, you know we love asking authors for book recommendations. And to celebrate Pride, we thought a perfect way to showcase books to read this month and beyond was to ask some established and debut queer authors what their favorite queer books are–but with happy endings!Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban is the Victorian sapphic Parent Trap you didn’t know you needed until now.

Apr 13, 2024 | audiofilemagazine.com | Adib Khorram

Amin El Gamal's winning performance endears Deaf, queer protagonist Jackson Ghasnavi to listeners. Jackson loves being the stage manager for his high school's theater department. When sweet, handsome Liam from the swim team gets the lead role in the musical, he and Jackson grow closer. The only problem? Jackson's older sister, Jasmine, likes Liam, too. Jasmine has had a string of breakups; to help her get over her heartbreaks, Jackson makes "breakup lists," cataloging her exes' faults.