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Date(s) - 05/10/2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Montgomery County Public Libraries will offer a series of free virtual author talks in partnership with the Office of Community Partnerships’ Middle Eastern American Advisory Group and the Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee. Registration is required. Remaining schedule includes: Meet Author Ruby Namdar — May 10, 7-8 p.m. — Born and raised in Jerusalem to a family of Iranian-Jewish heritage, Namdar will discuss his book, “The Ruined House,” which won the 2015 Sapir Prize, Israel’s most prestigious literary prize. Register at https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/6348066. Meet Author Laila el-Haddad — June 14, 7-8 p.m. — Howard County author, social activist, policy analyst and journalist el-Haddad will discuss her work, “The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey,” which received the “Best Arab Cuisine Book.” With photographs by Maddie Schmitt, it recounts stories about cooking, farming and family. Register at https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/6348097. For more, send an email to Clotilde Puértolas at [email protected].