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Deena 🇵🇸 دينا
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Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 13d
✨ COVER REVEAL ✨

I am THRILLED to share the cover for my debut novel, a horror about what happens to a Palestinian home after decades of occupation, and the lives of three Palestinian women who are connected to it. Coming September 22, 2026 - preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
A cover for the debut novel OUR CUT OF SALT by Deena Helm, showing a dark green wallpaper and a hand ripping it away, revealing a flowery yellow pattern underneath. Tagline in the corner says, "The house is waiting for them."
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therealjackfinn.bsky.social
Build your Horror TBR!

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February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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tanyapell.bsky.social
Gimme 14.
deenahelm.bsky.social Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 6d
✨ UK COVER REVEAL ✨

If you're interested in a story about a Palestinian haunted house, the three generations of women who are ancestrally tied to it, and discovering the price of the past, this comes out September 22, 2026! Preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
The UK cover for Our Cut of Salt, which depicts the title on the top half on a beige background. The bottom half shows the bottom half of a woman's face, overlaid with windows and doors, and shaded in red as the top part of her face crumbles. On the side is Palestinian embroidery in the colors of black, green, and red.
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
deenahelm.bsky.social
✨ UK COVER REVEAL ✨

If you're interested in a story about a Palestinian haunted house, the three generations of women who are ancestrally tied to it, and discovering the price of the past, this comes out September 22, 2026! Preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
The UK cover for Our Cut of Salt, which depicts the title on the top half on a beige background. The bottom half shows the bottom half of a woman's face, overlaid with windows and doors, and shaded in red as the top part of her face crumbles. On the side is Palestinian embroidery in the colors of black, green, and red.
February 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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indrapramitdas.bsky.social
Please help bring 5 year old Hanan some hope on her birthday as her family endures Israel's genocide:
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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therealjackfinn.bsky.social
Find your next favorite horror read!

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Find your next favorite horror read! Of Beasts – M Jane Worma Patchwork Dolls – Ysabelle Cheung For Human Use – Sarah G Pierce When the Stares Were Devoured – Stephanie Blair Bed Rot Baby – Wendy Dalrymple The Body - Bethany C Morrow We Paint Our Faces With the Ashes of the Dead – Nikolas P. Robinson Our Cut if Salt – Deena Helm World’s Edge – James Sallis The Krewe – E Lane Redmond Traverse – EJ Meyers Siphon – AA Medina The Skeleton Theory – Joe Clifford Fear the Reaper – CJ Carella A Forest darkly – AG Slatter House of Splinters – Laura Purcell She Made Herself a Monster – Anna Kovatcheva Dark Texas – Charles J. Petrie JR
February 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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foxesandroses.bsky.social
I can't wait for this!
deenahelm.bsky.social Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 13d
✨ COVER REVEAL ✨

I am THRILLED to share the cover for my debut novel, a horror about what happens to a Palestinian home after decades of occupation, and the lives of three Palestinian women who are connected to it. Coming September 22, 2026 - preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
A cover for the debut novel OUR CUT OF SALT by Deena Helm, showing a dark green wallpaper and a hand ripping it away, revealing a flowery yellow pattern underneath. Tagline in the corner says, "The house is waiting for them."
February 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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malf.bsky.social
THIS BOOK!!! THIS BOOK!!!! THIS BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!!!!!
deenahelm.bsky.social Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 13d
✨ COVER REVEAL ✨

I am THRILLED to share the cover for my debut novel, a horror about what happens to a Palestinian home after decades of occupation, and the lives of three Palestinian women who are connected to it. Coming September 22, 2026 - preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
A cover for the debut novel OUR CUT OF SALT by Deena Helm, showing a dark green wallpaper and a hand ripping it away, revealing a flowery yellow pattern underneath. Tagline in the corner says, "The house is waiting for them."
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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madwomanliterary.bsky.social
Very excited to reveal the cover of @deenahelm.bsky.social's debut horror novel OUR CUT OF SALT, out on September 22, 2026!
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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emilyhughes.bsky.social
this is a gorgeous and moving book and you should preorder it right fucking now
deenahelm.bsky.social Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 13d
✨ COVER REVEAL ✨

I am THRILLED to share the cover for my debut novel, a horror about what happens to a Palestinian home after decades of occupation, and the lives of three Palestinian women who are connected to it. Coming September 22, 2026 - preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
A cover for the debut novel OUR CUT OF SALT by Deena Helm, showing a dark green wallpaper and a hand ripping it away, revealing a flowery yellow pattern underneath. Tagline in the corner says, "The house is waiting for them."
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
deenahelm.bsky.social
✨ COVER REVEAL ✨

I am THRILLED to share the cover for my debut novel, a horror about what happens to a Palestinian home after decades of occupation, and the lives of three Palestinian women who are connected to it. Coming September 22, 2026 - preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
A cover for the debut novel OUR CUT OF SALT by Deena Helm, showing a dark green wallpaper and a hand ripping it away, revealing a flowery yellow pattern underneath. Tagline in the corner says, "The house is waiting for them."
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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emilyhughes.bsky.social
man what the fuck
January 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
deenahelm.bsky.social
Super excited to say that my horror short story, The Blood Remains, was a finalist for the AAEF short story writing contest! 🖤
A graphic that says FINALIST at the top, with The Arab-American Educational Foundation's logo and a list of finalists, including Deena Helm.
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 PM
deenahelm.bsky.social
Statements made by politicians cannot unmake a victim of ICE just as they cannot rebuild Gaza. These are lives killed and disappeared, over and over and over again
January 27, 2026 at 1:39 AM
deenahelm.bsky.social
What makes a house haunted in Palestine? Is it the ghosts that linger - or is it something far more sinister?

Our Cut of Salt is about a haunted house in Palestine and the 3 generations of women who must discover the answer to this question for themselves. Preorder now: linktr.ee/deenahelm
Art by lunacwriting depicting three women of three different generations in front of a haunted house and a stormy sea, with a snippet of text from the book that says: None have remembered the horrors nor absorbed the blood from those murdered quite so well as the house in Haifa.
January 20, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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jamreads.com
What a better way to start a Monday than with the third part of "A Jam's list to 2026 releases"?

Third part of my most awaited titles for 2026 and that I hope to cover in the blog (depending on review copies and all):

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
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December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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indrapramitdas.bsky.social
No donations for 6 days. Please share & give to help Heba's family survive Israel's continuing genocide. They've been left homeless, starving, & sick as winter rains flood the camps. They urgently need shelter, healthcare, & food:
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
an entire generation losing their minds that their children and grandchildren would DARE to do anything they don't understand and turning the full might of the world's imperial powers against the people they profess to love most
kalish.bsky.social Levi Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · Dec 17
Breaking: House Republicans pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize doctors that provide gender-affirming care for trans kids. Her bill imposes jail time penalties up to 10 years. Now, it's headed to the Senate where it is not likely to advance as it would need 7 Democrats to sign on
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
deenahelm.bsky.social
The New Arab (@thenewarab.bsky.social) included Our Cut of Salt for their 2026 most anticipated releases 🇵🇸 if you want to preorder your copy (which helps tell publishers that you want more Palestinian stories!!), you can do so here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm Our Cut of Salt is a sinister, unflinching take on the haunted-house novel by Palestinian author Deena Helm. At the centre of the book is Nuhad's supposedly haunted childhood home in Haifa. When Nuhad, who has not returned to her home since the Nakba in 1948, passes away, her granddaughter, Marina, is determined to visit her grandmother's home after a lifetime of being kept in the dark about her culture and family history. But something sinister happens, and three generations of women converge on the family home; they must reckon with the price of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
deenahelm.bsky.social
this is up for preorder now :)

if you want a palestinian haunted house that fights against its occupiers, preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm
December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Weekend read is here: OUR CUT OF SALT by Deena Helm. Thank you @kristintemple.bsky.social @deenahelm.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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jehadabusalim.bsky.social
Gaza saw its first major rainfall of the season today. Within minutes, people were submerged and tents holding families and children flooded. This is slow death. There is no justification for why proper shelter that can withstand the elements is not being allowed in.
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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roundtablementor.bsky.social
We are SO excited to announce our 2025-2026 Round Table Mentors! The talent, dedication, and energy of this team is simply incredible.

Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!

📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!
Mentors Part 1: Molly McDonough Deena Helm Julie Lew Megan Bontrager Seren Kilig Natalie Kikić Deandra Davis Christie Curry Eunice Kim Carmeline Melchior Corvin A. Doupagne Rachel Kitch Samantha Chong Fatiha Rais Shepard DiStasio Thea Liu Damara Allen Karis Rogerson Mentors Part 2: Julie Hafsa Derbal Tali Shammas Lilly Lu Cassy Klisch Camille Chong Bayley Mae Amanda Helander Libby Kennedy Taylor Pitts Shaina Cordas J.D. Myall Asia Murphy Grace Morrow Meredith Mooring Ellen Mulholland Chantel Pearson Stephanie Kim Johnson Caitlyn Averett Sabina Martin
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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cherylklein.bsky.social
New Yorkers! There’s a very real possibility Schumer & Gillibrand will throw trans people under the bus to help Trump & keep the government open. Call them & tell them no! Script below.
threnody.northsky.social emily likes cloth @threnody.northsky.social · Sep 16
so: what do we need you to do? two things.

1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi

what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. [you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt. [you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it. [you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.
September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
deenahelm.bsky.social
What does recognition of a Palestinian state mean when the material reality remains the same? Palestinians in Gaza are still suffering through a genocide; Palestinians in the West Bank are still under siege. Recognition is an empty gesture in the face of actual change
September 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM