{"product_id":"thyme-travellers-an-anthology-of-palestinian-speculative-fiction-edited-by-sonia-sulaiman","title":"Thyme Travellers An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction edited by Sonia Sulaiman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThyme Travellers \u003c\/em\u003ecollects fourteen of the Palestinian diaspora’s best voices in speculative fiction. Speculative fiction as a genre invites a reconfiguring of reality, and here each story is a portal into realms of history, folklore and futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man stands on the shore waiting to commune with those who live in the ocean. Pilgrims stretch into the distance, passing a stone cairn with a mysterious light streaming from it. Two Australian women fervently dig a tunnel to Jerusalem. Men from Gaza swim in the sea until they drown, still unconcerned. A father and son struggle to connect over the AI scripts prompting their conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the work of trailblazing anthologies such as \u003cem\u003eReworlding Ramallah\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePalestine +100\u003c\/em\u003e, this volume is the first of its kind in Canada. Editor Sonia Sulaiman brings together stories by speculative fiction veterans and emerging writers from Australia to Egypt, Lebanon to Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Editor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonia Sulaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e writes short speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eArab Lit Quarterly, Beladi, FANTASY, FIYAH\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMagazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eXenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth, Seize the Press, Lackington’s Magazine \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Ask the Night for a Dream\u003c\/em\u003e. Her stories have been nominated for Pushcart, Lammy and Best New Weird awards. In her spare time, she curates the Read Palestinian Spec Fic Reading list. She is also the editor of a collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eMuneera and the Moon: Stories Inspired by Palestinian Folklore\u003c\/em\u003e. Visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.soniasulaiman.com\"\u003ewww.soniasulaiman.com\u003c\/a\u003e for more details.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Booktique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45431780868156,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4879\/8012\/files\/9781773636948_cfl.jpg?v=1779310786","url":"https:\/\/www.booktique.ca\/products\/thyme-travellers-an-anthology-of-palestinian-speculative-fiction-edited-by-sonia-sulaiman","provider":"Booktique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}