In this third episode of WLT Book Buzz, Laura Hernandez & Bunmi Ishola cover 17 books from the Middle East and Northern Africa. Persian New Year, a diverse take on Alice in Wonderland, and “the best kind of angst” are all here, with a special shout-out to NSK Finalist Laurel Snyder.
Books in Episode 3:
- Salma the Syrian Chef, by Danny Ramadan and illustrated by Anna Bron
- The Cat Man of Aleppo, by Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha; illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
- In My Mosque, by M. O. Yuksel and illustrated by Hatem Aly
- The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq, by Jeanette Winter
- Ten Ways to Hear Snow, by Cathy Camper and illustrated by Kenard Pak
- Seven Special Somethings, by Adib Khorram and illustrated by Zainab Faidhi
- Planet Omar, by Zanib Mian and illustrated by Nasaya Mafaridik
- Darius the Great Is Not Okay, by Adib Khorram
- Silverworld, by Diana Abu-Jaber
- Furthermore & Whichwood, by Tahereh Mafi
- Meet Yasmine! series, by Saadia Faruqi and illustrated by Hatem Aly
- We Hunt the Flame, by Hafsah Faizal
- Perfectly Parvin, by Olivia Abtahi
- More Than a Pretty Face, by Syed M. Masood
- Everything Sad Is Untrue, by Daniel Nayeri
- Girl Gone Viral, by Arvin Ahmadi
- Orphan Island, by Laurel Snyder