THE DISSENTERS with Graywolf Press
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Gratitude unbound!
A defining moment in my career happened this week when, seven years after I started writing it, my English debut finally found a truly credible home. It won't be out for another two years, but there is no describing how moved I've been by people's responses to the news.
When I summoned a myth-mama the year my son Murad was born, I didn't know he'd be 7 before I saw evidence of her in the real world. Thank you @noor_naga & @madelinebcarey for rituals & incantations, @GraywolfPress for giving the spectre form, & @agent_ayesha for chaperoning her.
Here is Murad in 2015, and 2022:
