By: Marwa Helal Source: Poets & Writers (P&W) When poet Glenn Shaheen first started writing, he had little sense of community as an Arab American writer. He felt constrained from writing about Arab American issues or identity, and his undergraduate writing professors scoffed at “identity writing,” telling him it would be “a cheat to write … Continued
By Randa Jarrar Los Angeles Review of Books IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, I found myself at the New Museum in New York City, which was housing a special exhibit of Arab artists. On the third floor, taking up an entire room, was the work of poet and artist Etel Adnan, and of her partner, … Continued
Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times One is a tightrope walker in a French circus who tries to lasso the moon. Another is a child who has been kidnapped from a Pathmark in New Jersey by people kinder than her own mother. And another searches for the remnants of family in the bombed-out buildings of the … Continued
Randa Jarrar winner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award The official blog of The Story Prize In addition to naming three finalists each January, we also award The Story Prize Spotlight Award to a short story collection of exceptional merit. Winners of The Story Prize Spotlight Award can be promising works by first-time authors, collections … Continued
By Alex Espinoza Los Angeles Review of Books WRITER AND ACTIVIST Randa Jarrar recently followed up the publication of her wildly successful debut novel, A Map of Home(Other Press, 2008), with Him, Me, Muhammad Ali (Sarabande, 2016), a collection of stories The Millions recognized as one of most anticipated books of 2016. Bitch Magazine wrote: … Continued
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