Amal El-Mohtar’s enchanting short story collection SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON: STORIES, that glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, has received three starred reviews!
“An essential collection of work from one of today’s most poignant speculative writers. El-Mohtar creates immersive worlds with beautiful language.”—Library Journal, starred review
“Whether playing with folklore and fairy-tale tropes in stories like ‘Florilegia; or, Some Lies About Flowers’ and ‘John Hollowback and the Witch,’ or experimenting with form in the anti-colonial ‘A Tale of Ash in Seven Birds’ or Palestine elegy ‘Qahr,’ El-Mohtar (THE RIVER HAS ROOTS, 2025) brings genuine storytelling talent paired with lush poetic language to deliver the kind of narratives her devotees have grown to love.”—Booklist, starred review
“Meanwhile, the poetry, presented in both English and Arabic, delves into real-world struggles while still showcasing El-Mohtar’s characteristic lyricism and striking imagery. There’s not a false note here.”—Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON: STORIES by Amal El-Mohtar; 9781250341006; 3/24/26
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