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Craig Literary
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Literary agent for diverse writers of fiction, nonfiction and children's books. When not reading, I'm gardening.
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On International Women's Day read my March newsletter for inspiring book news! us14.campaign-archive.com?u=f2966c9a5f...
📣Best-selling We Are Not Numbers book is now on @zeteo.com! @mehdirhasan.bsky.social says: "Like the story of Palestine itself, the writing of this book did not start on Oct 7 2023...It has both darkness and light in its pages, hope and suffering in its lines..."
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Israel Killed Four of This Book’s Authors, It Was Published in April
The co-editors of the heat-breaking and best-selling new book on Gaza, ‘We Are Not Numbers,’ join Mehdi to discuss Palestinian story-telling, personal loss, and resistance.
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📣TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (UK) and IRISH BESTSELLER in the first week of publication!!!!! Thank you to everyone who is buying and recommending WE ARE NOT NUMBERS: The Voices of Gaza's Youth by Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam Bailey ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
May 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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'It's my life, their life, and our shared story… This is Gaza as it truly is' MOTAZ AZIZA

We Are Not Numbers is so close to becoming the first UK bestseller of the year written by a Palestinian @wearenotnumbers.bsky.social

Order your copy now:
uk.bookshop.org/a/1353/97815...
April 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Preview: a sestina from one of the planned quartet sequels to Winter Court-- Spring Court (The Ruins):
April 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
On 24 April We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza's Youth is out with PenguinUK! Join us on 6 May in London for Ahmed Alnaouq in conversation about this landmark book! We are deeply grateful to PalFest + Southbank Centre for this event. Tickets 👇 www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/ahm...
Ahmed Alnaouq: We Are Not Numbers | Southbank Centre
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
April 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
📣THE SEERS by Sulaiman Addonia (Prototype UK) is longlisted for the 2025 RSL Ondaatje Prize, an annual award of £10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, nonfiction or poetry evoking the spirit of a place! 💜✨🎉
rsliterature.org/rsl-ondaatje...
April 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:

Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
From now on when anyone asks me where I went to college I'm going to refer to my alma mater @columbiauniversity.bsky.social as "Vichy-on-the-Hudson". www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? | Rashid Khalidi
Columbia has long been run more as a business empire than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the Hudson
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
On International Women's Day read my March newsletter for inspiring book news! us14.campaign-archive.com?u=f2966c9a5f...
March 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
📣In March THE SEERS by Sulaiman Addonia comes out in Canada with Assembly Press! 🎉 Now it's wonderful to hold the gorgeous, bold Assembly Press edition! In Canada ❤️ 🇨🇦 order your copy here: assemblypress.ca/shop/seers
March 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I mentored a young writer in Gaza for her first essay to be published on We Are Not Numbers website. This is a beautiful and fresh perspective showing how even during displacement and genocide, a family's love and hope are not defeated. wearenotnumbers.org/more-than-ju...
More than just clothes - We Are Not Numbers
Dressing well was tied to the dignity and well-being of my brother, who was separated from his wardrobe by the war.
wearenotnumbers.org
February 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Book from the future rave for The Seers by Sulaiman Addonia. Sensually intoxicating and alive this is a riveting novella about a young Eritrean refugee seeking asylum in London. Out in April from @coffeehousepress.bsky.social www.islandbooks.com/book/9781566...
January 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I updated my #MSWL profile for #MSWL Day! I'd love to read a diverse, feminist or LGBTQ+ mystery or thriller...And I'm more interested in Europe than USA... @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/je...
Jessica Craig – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM