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Jun 17, 2024 | 
kosu.org | Meghan Sullivan |Miranda July |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Shubnum Khan
Even hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and more. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed reading most this year — and here are the titles they shared. (And, OK, yes, we read plenty of nonfiction, too, because NPR gonna NPR. You can see that list here.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
wxxinews.org | Meghan Sullivan |Miranda July |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Shubnum Khan
Even hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and more. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed reading most this year — and here are the titles they shared. (And, OK, yes, we read plenty of nonfiction, too, because NPR gonna NPR. You can see that list here.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
wlrn.org | Meghan Sullivan |Miranda July |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Shubnum Khan
Even hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and more. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed reading most this year — and here are the titles they shared. (And, OK, yes, we read plenty of nonfiction, too, because NPR gonna NPR. You can see that list here.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
wfdd.org | Miranda July |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Shubnum Khan |Vinson Cunningham
Apple News Even hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and more. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed reading most this year — and here are the titles they shared.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Aisha Abdel Gawad |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Hadeer Elsbai
What to Read Next: Arab American Heritage Month EditionOne of the reasons we love to read fiction is finding ways to connect with other people’s experiences. Here are some books you should should add to your TBR, from coming-of-age narratives to fantasy and magic, from family sagas to fresh takes on immigrant tales — written by Arab American writers that speak to the human experience. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
wrmea.org | Election Year--All Senators |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Steve France
All books featured in this new section are available from Middle East Books and More, the nation’s preeminent bookstore on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. www.MiddleEastBooks.com • (202) 939-6050 ext. 1
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May 2024, p. xx
Middle East Books Review
By Susan Muaddi Darraj, HarperVia, 2024, hardcover, 246 pp. MEB $26
You might as well know right awaythat Behind You Is the Sea is a fun read.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Susan Muaddi Darraj
Some works of contemporary fiction, though interested in humanity, seem ultimately aimed at showing us their characters’ (or authors’) politics. Others, whose characters are thrown into politics against their will, ask only that we see their humanity. Books that fall into this second category tend to be the most emotionally and politically impactful, and Susan Muaddi Darraj’s debut novel-in-stories, Behind You Is the Sea, is no exception.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
newinbooks.com | Maria Sandovici |Jessica Bryant Klagmann |Amanda J. Churchill |Susan Muaddi Darraj
in Books to Read if You Like..., eBook, Literary Fiction, News
6 Literary Fiction Novels to Enhance Your BookshelfDive into our selection of 6 enthralling literary fiction novels designed to transform your reading experience. Each book is a gateway to captivating storytelling, profound insights, and thought-provoking themes.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
arabamerica.com | Susan Muaddi Darraj
In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, join Susan Muaddi Darraj for a reading and book discussion of her debut novel, Beyond You is the Sea, on April 4th at 5pm!This event is recommended for all ages. Proceeds from purchases made at Indy Reads supports our English language, literacy, and job readiness programming.
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Jan 27, 2024 | 
post-gazette.com | Susan Muaddi Darraj |ALGeorgia Cornbread Cake
Like many first- and second-generation Americans, Palestinian-Americans experience an often uneasy dual sense of identity, too Arab for America, too Western for Palestine. This is a kind of existential ambivalence that is lived out in the world, but also among family members at home.
