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IS THIS HOW YOU EAT A WATERMELON? - Short story book out Nov. 8th on Radix Media
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9/29 - The New Voices of Arab American Literature by The City Reliquary
9/29 - The New Voices of Arab American Literature by The City Reliquary
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War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine's Watermelon Stories
War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine's Watermelon Stories
Live Stream | Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? with Zein El-Amine | Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
Live Stream | Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? with Zein El-Amine | Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
A review of Zein El-Amine’s Is This How You Eat A Watermelon? - The Adroit Journal
A review of Zein El-Amine’s Is This How You Eat A Watermelon? - The Adroit Journal
Violence permeates the landscape of Zein El-Amine’s story collection Is This How You Eat A Watermelon? The collection is set in Beirut, and its characters are mostly Lebanese, accustomed to the unr…
17 Recent And Upcoming Books From Indie Publishers You Need To Read
17 Recent And Upcoming Books From Indie Publishers You Need To Read
From heartrending memoir to darkly comic short stories — you'll adore these recent and upcoming books from independent publishers.
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Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists -
Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists -
PEN America is honored to announce the longlists for the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards, awarding over $350,000 to writers and translators.
2021 Megaphone Prize Winner - Radix Media
2021 Megaphone Prize Winner - Radix Media
Congratulations to our 2021 Megaphone Prize winner!
Interview with The Rumpus
Interview with The Rumpus
I believe that we wield whimsy to gain the malleability to adjust to the harshness of the human condition, and this is especially true when you live in war torn countries.
Welcoming Prof. Zein El-Amine to the English Department - Department of English
Welcoming Prof. Zein El-Amine to the English Department - Department of English
The Irresistible Pull of an Unhealthy Life - Electric Literature
The Irresistible Pull of an Unhealthy Life - Electric Literature
Poets & Writers Feature "Zein El-Amine Recommends..."
Poets & Writers Feature "Zein El-Amine Recommends..."
A Travel Guide for the Exiled - An Interview
A Travel Guide for the Exiled - An Interview
A Travel Guide for the Exiled An Interview with Zein El-Amine, by Leeya Mehta In April, we were lucky to spend time at the Annapolis Book Festival with Zein El-Amine. El-Amine grew up in Lebanon and now teaches and writes in Washington D.C., bringing his heart and words to our local literary community. With tenderness and irony El-Amine tells […]
201: Being Imprisoned in Bahrain, Teaching Windsurfing in Barbados as an Anti-Colonial Gesture, and the Role of Poetry in Arab Culture with Zein El-Amine - The Maverick Show
201: Being Imprisoned in Bahrain, Teaching Windsurfing in Barbados as an Anti-Colonial Gesture, and the Role of Poetry in Arab Culture with Zein El-Amine - The Maverick Show
Join Zein El-Amine on The Maverick Show, where he talks about being imprisoned in Bahrain and teaching windsurfing in Barbados as an anti-colonial gesture.
202: De-Exotifying The Arab World, Teaching The Most Dangerous Book, and Founding Left Turn Magazine with Zein El-Amine - The Maverick Show
202: De-Exotifying The Arab World, Teaching The Most Dangerous Book, and Founding Left Turn Magazine with Zein El-Amine - The Maverick Show
203: How to Tell Great Travel Stories and Turn Your Lived Experiences into Poetry or Prose with Zein El-Amine - The Maverick Show
203: How to Tell Great Travel Stories and Turn Your Lived Experiences into Poetry or Prose with Zein El-Amine - The Maverick Show
Stories & Poems
Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? - Order Here
Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? - Order Here
Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? by Zein El-Amine. Available now from Radix Printing & Publishing Cooperative, a worker-owned enterprise.
Sharife vs the Party of God in Lithub
Sharife vs the Party of God in Lithub
In cold months Sharife spends her time on the other side of the house, in the communal courtyard that opens up to the valley. In that expanse, she has her meals, makes her tea, and washes for praye…
Send My Regards to Your Mother - Short Story
Send My Regards to Your Mother - Short Story
I. I sometimes refer to my college years in Saudi Arabia as “doing time.” But early in those years I did some time that almost did me in—and my mother, too. I had spent high school in Bahrain as a boarder. My father pressured me to attend university near our house in Dhahran, where he worked as a contractor on the US military base.
Doors Closing - Short Story
Doors Closing - Short Story
Zajal on the Rocks - Short Story
Zajal on the Rocks - Short Story
Recipes for Radical Hospitality - Story, Poem and Recipe
Recipes for Radical Hospitality - Story, Poem and Recipe
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