Sarah-Hope
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Zeyn Joukhadar:
This isn't really a question, but THANK YOU for writing The Thirty Names of Night! I just finished an electronic review copy and am floating in the richness of the world you created. Do you think the postponement can get us past our current semi-frozen state so your novel gets the reception it deserves? I can' wait to start gifting it.
Zeyn Joukhadar
Thank you for reading and for your kind words! My hope is that this current moment of confinement will allow us to flatten the curve of COVID-19 enough that, come summer and fall, things will be different. But in the meantime, it brings me a lot of joy to hear that people are reading my words and taking comfort in them. It reminds me of why we write stories in the first place. Stay safe and let's keep reading!
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Benjamin Barnes
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Zeyn Joukhadar:
In the last 2 years I have read both Map of Salt and Stars, and Thirty Names of Night. They are beautiful books with deep histories and emotional bonds. Your prose flows so naturally with a touch of the supernatural within deeply personal journeys. What draws you to writing with parallel protagonists across many years in parallel yet different stories?
Nadia
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Zeyn Joukhadar:
Zeyn, thank you for the authenticity you bring forward in yourself and in your work. I just read "A Map of Salt and Stars" and was so struck with millions of emotions. As an Arab American myself, I found Nour to be an extremely relatable character and her constant battle with feeling "Arab enough" is one that I've also experienced. I'm very excited for your next book! Will you go on any nation-wide tours to market it?
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