Randa Jarrar

Randa Jarrar is the author of the novel A Map of Home, the collection of stories Him, Me, Muhammad Ali, and the memoir Love Is an Ex-Country. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Salon, Bitch, BuzzFeed, and elsewhere. She is a recipient of a Creative Capital Award and an American Book Award, as well as awards and fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the Lannan Foundation, Hedgebrook, PEN, and others. A professor of creative writing and a performer, Jarrar lives in Los Angeles.