Diana Abu-Jaber
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Raised between Syracuse, NY and Amman Jordan, Diana Abu-Jaber often writes about cultural identity, politics, and food.
Her latest work, Fencing With the King (W.W. Norton) was featured by Apple books as one of this year’s most-anticipated novels.
Her other award-winning novels include Birds of Paradise, Origin, Crescent, and Arabian Jazz; a middle grade novel, Silverworld; as well as two memoirs, Life Without A Recipe and The Language of Baklava.