Zaina Arafat joined Mondoweiss Associate Editor Allison Deger to discuss her novel, YOU EXIST TOO MUCH.

The book is an epic novel that follows Palestinian ex-pat Adam Dannoun and his brush with Blind Mahmoud that spurs an exploration of the past, and what happened to his hometown, the “ghetto” of Lydda in 1948.

We’re excited to announce our first book club event! Register now for a live reading and Q&A with “You Exist Too Much” author Zaina Arafat over Zoom on Thursday March 4.

Our February pick for the Mondoweiss book club is Zaina Arafat’s “You Exist Too Much,” an outstanding debut novel featuring a bisexual Palestinian-American protagonist who is struggling with an eating disorder, a shifting relationship with her mother, and busy with unattainable infatuations. We’re delighted to announce at the end of the month we are going to host a live event with the author.

Welcome to the inaugural reading of the Mondoweiss Book Club. As we teased, our first selection we will be read this month is Susan Abulhawa’s third novel, “Against the Loveless World.”

We’re excited to introduce the Mondoweiss Book Club. It’s a six-month, go at your own pace program, featuring works of fiction by Palestinian and Arab authors.