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Susan Muaddi Darraj

@susanmd.bsky.social
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Novelist 📚 BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA (Harper Collins, Jan 2024) 🌟 FARAH ROCKS series (Capstone Books) 🏆American Book Award. Teaches creative writing @ Johns Hopkins Univ. She/her 🇵🇸 www.SusanMDBooks.com

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Gabriella Page-Fort @pagefort.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Breaking news: @susanmd.bsky.social 's BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA is longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner award! Personal gratitude to jurors @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social @bruceholsinger.bsky.social @urrealism.bsky.social & 🥂 to an incredible longlist...if you haven't yet, read this bighearted book.
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Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Good news. Anne Tyler has a new novel out, Three Days in June. This is a lovely interview. And by the way, she recommends Susan Muaddi Darraj's novel "Behind You Is the Sea." @susanmd.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/b...
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At 83, Anne Tyler Has a New Novel. She’d Rather Talk About Anything Else. (Gift Article)
While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: Start on Page 1, then keep writing.
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Gabriella Page-Fort @pagefort.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Nice to see @susanmd.bsky.social's BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA on @thenewyorker.bsky.social Best of 2024 "Darraj writes with great emotional resonance about hope and disappointment." www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
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The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
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Kweli Journal @kwelijournal.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
We're so grateful for this chance to gather stories by 15 brilliant writers of color, incl @susanmd.bsky.social & @cholasalvation.bsky.social to celebrate Kweli Journal's 15th anniversary. Read the publisher's note on the book & stay tuned for pre-orders 💫 www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sing-t...
About The Book
Celebrating 15 Years of Kweli: A must-read collection of bold BIPOC voices.

Hailed as “The Paris Review of BIPOC literature,” Kweli Journal has been a launching pad for many of today’s most celebrated writers. This powerful anthology marks the journal’s 15th anniversary, showcasing 15 unforgettable stories curated by founder Laura Pegram.

With a foreword from award-winning author Edwidge Danticat, the narratives included in this vivid anthology explore the devastation of leaving home and the struggle to adapt to reimagined lives, lost loves, distant families, and buried pasts.

Featuring works from authors including Naima Coster, DéLana R.A. Dameron, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Daphne Palasi Andreades, Susan Muaddi Darraj, and Princess Joy L. Perry, this collection is a testament to the richness and diversity of voices often marginalized in mainstream literature. These stories delve into themes of displacement, loss, and resilience, challenging readers to broaden their perspectives and deepen their understanding of the human experience.Featured Writers

Edwidge Danticat • Naima Coster • Reem Kassis • DéLana R.A. Dameron • John Paul Infante • Daphne Palasi Andreades • Jennine Capó Crucet • LaToya Watkins • Ivelisse Rodriguez • K-Ming Chang • Susan Muaddi Darraj • Nicole Dennis-Benn • Kaitlyn Greenidge • Princess Joy L. Perry • Estella Gonzalez
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Steve Haruch 오용찬 @steveharuch.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
ASK THE NIGHT FOR A DREAM: PALESTINIAN WRITING FROM THE DIASPORA — edited by @susanmd.bsky.social — is available for pre-order; 20% off for a limited time with code: dream. palestinewrites.org/product/ask-...
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Ask the Night for a Dream: Palestinian Writing From the Diaspora (2024) – Palestine Writes
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Karla J. Strand @karlajstrand.com · 11/01/2024
And all of a sudden it's January, and my monthly Reads for the Rest of Us is live @msmagazine.bsky.social ! Check out my book recs which include new releases by @susanmd.bsky.social @drjengunter.bsky.social @crystalwilki.bsky.social and more! msmagazine.com/2024/01/10/j...
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January 2024: Reads for the Rest of Us - Ms. Magazine
The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, APPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers for January 2024.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
The GOP has introduced a bill to EXPEL Palestinians from the United States. I cannot read such things without remembering what happened to my own family after Pearl Harbor. After we and 120,000 other Japanese Americans were incarcerated in prison camps for years, without charge or trial... /1
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
My love letter to my fellow Palestinians. ❤️ 🇵🇸 www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/isra...
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
Proud to be Palestinian ♥️🇵🇸🕊
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 10/07/2023
Do not go gentle into that good night
Refuse to be stored in black plastic sacks and placed in the containers provided
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 12/08/2023
My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books.
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 17/08/2023
Do you even know how many pillows I need to sleep bro
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Kelli Jo Ford @kellijoford.bsky.social · 01/08/2023
Have been baffled abt how to use social media the past few years, but it’s dawning on me what it’s gonna be now for gen x—and all generations, eventually: a place to share our collective grief.
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 03/08/2023
It feels like a fresh, new school year here at BlueSky, and I'm bumping into all the people I want to hang out with at lunch:)
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 03/08/2023
So grateful 🙏 to poet, novelist, and overall extraordinary human being Naomi Shihab Nye for her thoughtful statement about BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA!
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Hanna Alkaf @hannaalkaf.bsky.social · 30/07/2023
I guess I should finally do one of those introductory posts on here. Hello everyone. My name is Hanna Alkaf, and I write critically-acclaimed, sometimes-award-nominated, sometimes-even-award-winning, very Malaysian MG and YA novels.
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beloved Mothra @audleyzdarke.myatproto.social · 30/07/2023
I have realized that I've been so tired for so long that I can't even remember what it feels like to be rested.
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 29/07/2023
The sky before the Orioles game last night. We were all told to leave the stands and seek shelter. We camped out in the stairwells for over an hour. It was wild to watch the lightning flash across the sky and listen to the rain. What a storm.
Dark clouds rolling in above Camden Yards, the Orioles baseball stadium
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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 28/07/2023
Great to see so many writers coming here now. Let's rebuild the writing community. If you’re an author or screenwriter, reply and say hello so we can all find you and follow each other. And if you want to repost this, that would also help.
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Raima Larter @raimalarter.bsky.social · 27/07/2023
Finally wrote a blog post. First one this summer! "Where to Submit Your Stuff," in which I provide links to ranked lists and databases for writers looking for places to submit their work. Take a look. #authors
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Where to Submit Your Stuff
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Mike Jung @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social · 27/07/2023
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Authors Guild Statement on Asian American Literature Festival Cancellation - The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild condemns the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s last-minute cancellation of the Asian American Literature Festival, which was set to take place August 4–6, 2023. The sud...
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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 27/07/2023
Today I wrote an essay called "A Clicking Time Bomb: Amazon, Social Media, & the Existential Threat to Creatives ." It's about AI and capitalism, and what writers everywhere face right now. I hope you'll read it and share it.
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Just a moment...
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 26/07/2023
!! COVER REVEAL !! I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of my novel, BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA, coming in January from HarperVia! It's available now for pre-orders (www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780063…) Thank you for reading this long message! I am grateful for all of your support!!!
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 20/07/2023
"workers are trying to save the American film and television industry from the atrocious business decisions and plans of its owners."
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Unions Are Trying to Save Hollywood From Its Own Foolish Executives
Left to their own devices, the CEOs will ruin the American film and TV industry.
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 12/07/2023
ChatGPT is designed to tell you what it thinks you want to hear. It does so using low paid human labor hidden in the background, as well as through stealing from writing it finds on the web, all to create a digital Theranos. Just stop asking it questions. Stop using it.
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Rachel Abbey McCafferty @ramccafferty.bsky.social · 24/07/2023
There’s so much of writing that is work, but hearing that first spark of a story feels like the closest thing we have to magic.
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 24/07/2023
Excited to be able to reveal the cover of my novel soon! BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA will be published by HarperCollins in January!
Blue book cover, with title BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA, amid a background of blue flowers; text reads "coming soon...cover reveal!"
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scott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · 08/07/2023
I love how the devil is an interdisciplinary scholar
Protester holding a sign that says: “if you don’t teach your children to obey Jesus, the devil will teach them evolution, sexuality, psychology, and witchcraft”
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 10/07/2023
Editing the galleys! So excited for my novel, BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA, to be published Jan 16. I started this book 6 years ago ... amazing to hold the printed galley in my hands! Please add it to your Goodreads WANT TO READ list! www.goodreads.com/book/show/1342216…
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 07/07/2023
NYC friends, come to Kweli Lit Fest on Saturday, July 15th! I'm honored to be moderating this panel featuring Chika Unigwe and Yvette Lisa Ndlovu (full schedule at www.kwelijournal.org)
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
Does rebuilding my follow list on here count as "writing time" or no? It feels productive. 🤣
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
Indeed 🤣
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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
If you're trying to reconnect with your Barrelpals, a bunch of our editors are here already: @housleydave.bsky.social @livesinpages.bsky.social @taracampbell.bsky.social @tmcallister.bsky.social @samuelashworth.bsky.social @susanmd.bsky.social
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
For the teachers, librarians, and PTA members here... I'm booking school visits for 2023-2024. Info at susanmdbooks.com/school-library-vis…
Girl with black hair and headband, holding a notebook and pen
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Jenn Baker (she/her) @jbakernyc.bsky.social · 05/07/2023
Since I, and many of us, are new here might as well share some of my work! First is my most recent #essay for #ElectricLiterature about the erasure of #Blackwomen in book #publishing. electricliterature.com/black-women-…
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Black Women Are Being Erased in Book Publishing - Electric Literature
“The Other Black Girl” tells a tried and true story of the challenges faced by Black publishing professionals
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Susan Muaddi Darraj @susanmd.bsky.social · 05/07/2023
Excited to connect (and reconnect) with friends here! I'm a novelist, writing for adults and kids. I also teach creative writing and aim to be a dependable, enthusiastic, and non-diva literary citizen 😊📚. More about me at www.SusanMDBooks.com
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Welcome - Susan Muaddi Darraj
Susan Muaddi Darraj is an award-winning writer of books for adults and children. She won an American Book Award, two Arab American Book Awards, and a Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artists Aw...
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