Seeking a publisher
I am actively seeking English-language publishers for the extraordinary books listed below.
And the Cumin Too
by Zineb Mekouar
This masterfully interwoven postcolonial coming-of-age story follows two unforgettable Moroccan women born in the mid-1980s—wealthy Kenza and her maid’s daughter Fatiha—as they grow up, explore their sexuality, and struggle to find their way in very different worlds. Contact me for a pitch and sample.
Black Swan
by Laure Gouraige
A rollicking novella about identity politics narrated in the second person. Pitch and sample available.
The Tailor of Relizane
by Olivia Elkaim
The extraordinarily poignant tale of a Jewish Algerian family's forced exile to France in the wake of the Algerian War. Contact me for a pitch and sample.
Massa and Honey
by Roukiata Ouedraogo
From her comfortable perch on her mother's back, Yasmina narrates the story of her mother's fight to free her wrongfully accused husband from prison and keep poverty at bay for her seven children in Burkina Faso. A heart-rending ode to her mother's grit full of wry humor and insightful social criticism. Pitch and English sample available.
