Book Launch + Conversation — October

On April 24th, writer Nur Turkmani launches her debut poetry collection, October, with us! A few weeks ago, Nur sat in the shop and interviewed Saleem Haddad for his new novel, Floodlines, and now they switch seats.

October spans the space between Lebanon's 2019 revolution and the grim reality of its current crises. Part archive, part love letter, these poems do not look away from the devastation. Instead, they ask what remains after it and what takes root again. Nur writes about the ordinary lives happening inside extraordinary times.