Wednesday, March 4, 2020

It's Pub Week!

I'm so proud to have collaborated on this book with an extraordinary woman, who fights every day for us all. I spent a year of my life excavating her stories and writing them down. She went there fearlessly. I saw the death threats she gets every day, the vile messages on social media. But I also saw her heart, which is courageous and loving and true. I think the book came out beautifully.


Also, as long as I live, I will never get over the rush of walking into a bookstore and seeing words that I wrote pristinely bound between book covers.


In between being a surrogate for Bernie Sanders—the first woman in a hijab ever to be front and center in a presidential campaign—Linda is out there selling the heck out of her book, helped by universally good reviews. "Imagine a little Muslim girl walking into a bookstore and seeing this?" she says.


Linda's unapologetic goal is to make the New York Times bestseller list, to prove to publishers that stories like hers matter, and are worth taking a chance on. "I poured my heart into this," she says, "both my joys and my tragedies and I want as many people to read it as possible." 


#NotABystander
In bookstores now.

14 comments:

  1. OH MY GOTT congratulations dear R I can’t wait to read this! 💐🥂🍫 🌹 🎇❤️

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  2. Once in a lifetime! Such a great match, you two! We have a book shop on just about every corner up here, books are the thing, Her sales will be good. Job well done, Ms! So proud of you. Looking forward to reading this book.

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  3. I'd say unbelievable but honestly? You're the best. Huge congratulations!

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  4. I'll be buying this. Congrats!

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  5. "... both my joys and my tragedies ..."

    Just ordered my copy. Hope to pick it up this afternoon at our local independent bookstore.

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  6. congratulations! the way you feel must be the way I always felt after teeing a commission finally installed.

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  7. Congratulations in every way. It looks like a truly fascinating and grand read. Wonderful!!

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  8. Congratulations! Looks like an excellent book!

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  9. Well now I have to buy it:)

    Congratulations!

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  10. Huge congratulations; I can imagine how good you must feel about this accomplishment!

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  11. Oh my God! This is so excellent! Brava!

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  12. Congratulations! And thanks for the tip on browser information. It looks like I can leave comments again. :)

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  13. "Wow. What a feat!! Congratulations for collaborating with the greatest of the fighters. Linda Sarsour has been going ups and downs all her life while fighting for the right cause. I am glad that you have been helping her out, documenting her experience in a book since last year. I hope the books sell a ton worldwide.
    Best wishes, dear!!"

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