Late Night Conversation, hosted by Kristin Maffei
Featured Guest: Saleem Haddad
June Book Club Selection!
This month we feature Saleem Haddad’s debut novel, Guapa, published by Other Press. About this vivid and lush book Lambda Literary says, “As one of few queer novels with an Arab protagonist, [Guapa] must not be overlooked. If Guapa finds its way into the canon of queer literature, we will all be stronger for it.”

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ABOUT OUR FEATURED AUTHOR:
Saleem Haddad is a writer and aid worker. He was born in Kuwait City to an Iraqi-German mother and a Palestinian-Lebanese father, and has lived in Jordan, Cyprus, Canada and the U.K. He has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and other international organisations in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, and Egypt. In addition to writing, he currently advises international organizations on humanitarian and development issues in the Middle East and North Africa. He divides his time between the Middle East and London, where he lives with his partner and their greyhound, Jack.