LET IT BE A TALE

LET IT BE A TALE will be a collection of essays by 13 Palestinian journalists living and working in Palestine (mainly Gaza), who have risked everything to document the deadliest war for reporters on record.

This stunning, necessary collection of essays will offer readers a nuanced understanding of life in besieged Gaza and occupied Palestine, and it will celebrate the courage and determination of its contributors with in-depth and intimate accounts of what has unraveled on the ground during one of the most devastating assaults in Middle Eastern history. The anthology will address themes like motherhood, hunger, grief, guilt, and escape, and feature contributions from reporters of diverse generations and backgrounds. Prospective contributors include Motaz Azaiza, Bisan Owda, Hind Khodary, and Plestia Al-Aqqad, with a foreword by the poet Mosab Abu Toha. Zahra Hankir, a Lebanese British journalist, author of Eyeliner (Penguin Books, 2023), and the editor of Our Women on the Ground (Penguin Books, 2019), writes about the intersection of politics, culture, and society, particularly in the broader Middle East. Her work has appeared in publications including Condé Nast Traveler, The Observer Magazine, The Times Literary Supplement, BBC News, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg Businessweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The Rumpus. She was awarded a Jack R. Howard Fellowship in International Journalism to attend the Columbia Journalism School and holds degrees in politics and Middle Eastern Studies.