Hadeer Elsbai is an Egyptian American author and librarian. Born in New York City, she grew up being shuffled between Queens and Cairo. Hadeer studied history at Hunter College and later earned her master's degree in library science from Queens College, making her a CUNY alum twice over. Her first two novels, The Daughters of Izdihar and The Weavers of Alamaxa, were published in 2023 and 2024. Aside from writing, Hadeer enjoys cats, iced drinks, live theater, and anime.
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From debut author Hadeer Elsbai comes the first book in an incredibly powerful new duology, set wholly in a new world, but inspired by modern Egyptian history, about two young women—Nehal, a spoiled aristocrat used to getting what she wants and Giorgina... SEE MORE