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zoulfa ۞
yes it’s me zoulfa
the ocean would paint me blue out now 🪼
bestselling author of that book that made you sob— as long as the lemon trees grow
📘🪼💕 Happy publication day @thelemonwitch_
The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue
From the author of global sensation AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW, Zoulfa Katouh
What if you felt like you’d cried all the colours away? The heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity from the author of international bestseller As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow.
Out now!
📘🪼💕 Happy publication day @thelemonwitch_
The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue
From the author of global sensation AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW, Zoulfa Katouh
What if you felt like you’d cried all the colours away? The heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity from the author of international bestseller As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow.
Out now!
📘🪼💕 Happy publication day @thelemonwitch_
The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue
From the author of global sensation AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW, Zoulfa Katouh
What if you felt like you’d cried all the colours away? The heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity from the author of international bestseller As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow.
Out now!
📘🪼💕 Happy publication day @thelemonwitch_
The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue
From the author of global sensation AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW, Zoulfa Katouh
What if you felt like you’d cried all the colours away? The heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity from the author of international bestseller As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow.
Out now!
me and my second child
*yoongi is jihad’s bias. the interview question he answered about hijabis is one of the most wholesome things i have ever seen. cuz what celeb has ever talked about hijabis in such a kind manner? king.
*a lil poem i wrote for syria. can be read again once reader is done with story and would like to feel a punch to the gut again.
*halsey’s colors but the chorus is about jihad.
me and my second child
*yoongi is jihad’s bias. the interview question he answered about hijabis is one of the most wholesome things i have ever seen. cuz what celeb has ever talked about hijabis in such a kind manner? king.
*a lil poem i wrote for syria. can be read again once reader is done with story and would like to feel a punch to the gut again.
*halsey’s colors but the chorus is about jihad.
me and my second child
*yoongi is jihad’s bias. the interview question he answered about hijabis is one of the most wholesome things i have ever seen. cuz what celeb has ever talked about hijabis in such a kind manner? king.
*a lil poem i wrote for syria. can be read again once reader is done with story and would like to feel a punch to the gut again.
*halsey’s colors but the chorus is about jihad.
me and my second child
*yoongi is jihad’s bias. the interview question he answered about hijabis is one of the most wholesome things i have ever seen. cuz what celeb has ever talked about hijabis in such a kind manner? king.
*a lil poem i wrote for syria. can be read again once reader is done with story and would like to feel a punch to the gut again.
*halsey’s colors but the chorus is about jihad.
me and my second child
*yoongi is jihad’s bias. the interview question he answered about hijabis is one of the most wholesome things i have ever seen. cuz what celeb has ever talked about hijabis in such a kind manner? king.
*a lil poem i wrote for syria. can be read again once reader is done with story and would like to feel a punch to the gut again.
*halsey’s colors but the chorus is about jihad.
me and my second child
*yoongi is jihad’s bias. the interview question he answered about hijabis is one of the most wholesome things i have ever seen. cuz what celeb has ever talked about hijabis in such a kind manner? king.
*a lil poem i wrote for syria. can be read again once reader is done with story and would like to feel a punch to the gut again.
*halsey’s colors but the chorus is about jihad.
and so OCEAN has received three starred reviews; school library journal, and now we have publisher’s weekly and kirkus!!
“… Unflinching text depicts systemic failures that leave Muslim American teens vulnerable to physical and emotional violence as well as institutional neglect, and magical elements lend moments of wonder to the novel’s weighty messaging. It’s a powerful exploration of injustice, identity, and the radical act of making oneself feel seen.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“… Jihad’s self-erasure and gradual reclamation of her confidence resonate deeply, and Katouh renders the bullying she endures with honesty. The portrayals of Syrian American identity, Muslim faith, and diaspora experiences are authentic and lyrical, and Jihad and Jamie’s relationship, rooted in shared longing and cultural questioning, is tender and well-paced.“ — Kirkus
OCEAN now has the same stars as LEMON TREES. and i am FLABBERGASTED, i say, that kirkus gave OCEAN a star ⭐️ (not even lemon trees got a kirkus star! but she did get a beautiful kirkus review that i love 🩵) just blessedly and happily flabbergasted 🩵🪼
featuring one of my favorite dialogues i’ve written. i can see this scene so clearly in my mind. where jihad and jamie are sitting by the beach. the expression on his face, looking out into the horizon and her, staring at him feeling all sorts of emotions at being, finally, seen.
and so OCEAN has received three starred reviews; school library journal, and now we have publisher’s weekly and kirkus!!
“… Unflinching text depicts systemic failures that leave Muslim American teens vulnerable to physical and emotional violence as well as institutional neglect, and magical elements lend moments of wonder to the novel’s weighty messaging. It’s a powerful exploration of injustice, identity, and the radical act of making oneself feel seen.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“… Jihad’s self-erasure and gradual reclamation of her confidence resonate deeply, and Katouh renders the bullying she endures with honesty. The portrayals of Syrian American identity, Muslim faith, and diaspora experiences are authentic and lyrical, and Jihad and Jamie’s relationship, rooted in shared longing and cultural questioning, is tender and well-paced.“ — Kirkus
OCEAN now has the same stars as LEMON TREES. and i am FLABBERGASTED, i say, that kirkus gave OCEAN a star ⭐️ (not even lemon trees got a kirkus star! but she did get a beautiful kirkus review that i love 🩵) just blessedly and happily flabbergasted 🩵🪼
featuring one of my favorite dialogues i’ve written. i can see this scene so clearly in my mind. where jihad and jamie are sitting by the beach. the expression on his face, looking out into the horizon and her, staring at him feeling all sorts of emotions at being, finally, seen.
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
OCEAN’s week has come to an end 🪼
thank you for all your wonderful messages and your comments on my celebration post! i’m so sorry i won’t be able to get to all of them (i’ve become so easily overwhelmed but i love each one of them. bless you all) thank you so so so much for still being here four years later after LEMON TREES. it takes a whole village to raise a book and i have the best village. from my publishers, @bloomsburypublishing and @littlebrownyoungreaders, to my agent @allielevick, to the booksellers, librarians, bookclubs like the @thecandidbookclub, the reporters, interviewers, students, and readers who have taken the time out of their day to come and see me. thank you for this gift that i don’t know how i will ever repay. i can’t believe i get to do this. i get to write books and you give me the honour of reading them 💜 i can’t believe you sold out both of the events!!!
absolutely loved meeting every single one of you and i’ve tried so hard to commemorate each one of you to my brain despite my poor memory. i wish we could have all sat down in one big circle and just started talking and exchanging stories. i would like to do that one day with all of you 💜
it’s amazing what four years does to someone. how far they’ve moved from point a to point b without them even feeling it. my thoughts, my dreams, my life, my happiness, my sadness, my soul have all transformed. i mean, syria is free! that alone…!!
i love jihad, my angsty, strong, black cat girl who is just doing her best™. i can’t believe i actually wrote her. she’s so pookie and she’s so real to me. does that make sense?! like i can actually see her in front of me. with all the hardships she goes through, writing the moments where she gets to be soft, to exist in peace was everything. especially the ending. i think it’s one of my favourite endings i’ve ever written.
i hope you carry this story with you. i hope it gives you comfort. you’re not alone. you’re loved.
and now, i open my book 3 draft and i tread through the wild expanse of a Forest that rivals the Ocean in its unearthliness 🌲🌻
happy THE OCEAN WOULD PAINT ME BLUE day to all 🩵
it’s been a long time coming (4 years?!) and all the messages i’ve been sent asking me where is book 2??!! thank you so much to you, readers, who have waited for this book. thank you for waiting for me. and that your enthusiasm for my books did not fade for one day. for that, i am an extremely lucky girl 🩵
OCEAN is LEMON TREES’ younger sister. they have similar features. while LEMON TREES carries a deep pain and hope in her eyes, OCEAN carries defiance and pride. i hope you love this book as much as i do. i hope you find a friend in jihad and i hope at the end of this story, you recognize the jihad you exercise in your life.
and for the lemon trees readers, that little easter egg is for you 🩵
you will find my love for the sea, art, arabic, syria, mother/daughter relationships, that studio ghibli love, sunrises, and sunsets woven in this story. also my love for jihad and jamie and the pookieness of their existence 🩵
also the fact OCEAN went viral before it came out?!! absolutely flabbergasted?!!!
me 🤝🏽 bts
a 2026 comeback
till the next one 🩵
hello all! little update for the OCEAN event in chicago. it will take place in anderson’s bookshop in downers grove! topics to be discussed with remain the same. i’ve also started my sourdough journey and will appreciate any recipes or tips that you have for sourdoughs. i think i wanna name my starter peeta. no need to explain the rationale behind that. what yall think?
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
Tonight, @thv took a turn in the audience as he watched @gracieabrams and @dojacat pertorm at #VogueWorld: Hollywood. No stranger to a fashion show either, the @bts.bighitofficial star dressed in a look that could have easily appeared on the runway i mean a collection of life jpegs throughout the year 🤗
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