


Books in series

#1
From Whole Cloth
An Asexual Romance
2023
A Queer retelling of the Palestinian folktale 'The Story That Begins and Ends with Lies.'
Prince Noor has to marry. When a grand gathering of princesses and peasants are brought to the palace, he desires nothing more than to spend his days with a woman who can tell stories that are nothing but lies. When he meets the woman who seems fated to be his match, how will their story end? More importantly, who will write it?
First published in Arab Lit Quarterly.
cw: acephobia.

#2
Muneera and the Moon
Stories Inspired by Palestinian Folklore
2023
There was...and there was not.
In these stories inspired by Palestinian folklore, a daughter of darkness, a djinn, pours out her soul to the moon. Time travelers discover that the battle of Meggido was not quite what they expected. A prince meets his soulmate in the storyteller who can tell stories that are nothing but lies.

#3
Handala. The Olive, the Storm, and the Sea
2023
Handala is the symbol of Palestine refugees, the child who can never grow old until the people return to their land.
Inspired by Greek mythology.

#4
The Mandrake Loves the Olive
2023
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize! A queerplatonic tale inspired by Palestinian herbal folklore.
Originally published in Stories of Queer Growth by Speculatively Queer.

#5
Tatreez
2023
A magical heirloom inspires a Palestinian girl to write herself into history.

#6
The Witches of Ascalon
2023
A story inspired by Palestinian folklore.
The women who live near the coastal city can make grape vines grow from barren stone. Are they witches, or saints?

#7
Autumn Child
A short Story
2023
A gay godpunk romance inspired by Palestinian folklore and Canaanite myth.
Dabeb owes a life debt to Hirupanu, the Autumn Child. The bond between the two, man and god, proves to be truly unbreakable.
Author

Sonia Sulaiman
Author · 9 books
Sonia Sulaiman is a Pushcart nominated, BNW and Lammy finalist author. She writes short speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Her work has appeared in ArabLit Quarterly, Beladi, FANTASY, FIYAH Literary Magazine, Lackington's Magazine, and Speculatively Queer's Xencultivars anthology.