About the Author
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.
