{"product_id":"book-talk-carryout-by-hasan-dudar","title":"Book Talk | Carryout by Hasan Dudar","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003ePre-purchase your copy of the featured title to guarantee your signed copy! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e First Fiction 2026 Debut Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1970s, Ziad Idilbi a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon, marries Salma, a Lebanese refugee escaping the war in Beirut. Resolving to start over for the very last time, the couple opens a corner store in Toledo, Ohio. Over the decades, whether it’s bigotry (pre- and post-9\/11), financial ruin, or terminal illness, the Idilbis find themselves on life’s outskirts, always seemingly one day away from catastrophe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe linked stories in \u003ci\u003eCarryout\u003c\/i\u003e follow Walid Idilbi, the youngest child of Ziad and Salma, as he navigates the heartbreaks of youth, the many colorful characters from Toledo’s Arab community, and growing up into a writer. Unsure at times whether to run toward each other or away from each other, the characters in Dudar’s exquisite debut suffer the absurdities and indignities of life in America with wry obstinance and striking wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHasan Dudar \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarryout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a forthcoming short story collection with the University of Iowa Press. He is originally from Toledo, Ohio, and currently lives with his wife and daughter in Washington, DC, where he works in broadcast media. His fiction has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, among other places, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas awarded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the 2025 Pinch Literary Award in Fiction. A graduate of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Hasan's reporting has appeared in various publications including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toledo Blade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, TRT World, and Aljazeera America. In 2015, he co-produce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ed the award-winning documentary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last of Little Syria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which follows some of the las\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003et Arab American residents living in Toledo, Ohio's historic Arab enclave.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN CONVERSATION WITH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReena Shah\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eEvery Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming story collection \u003ci\u003eBad Neighbors\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eswamp pink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub, Debutiful, Electric Literature, the Masters Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e National Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is the recipient of a Steinbeck Fellowship, the Keene Prize in Literature from the University of Texas in Austin, a Fulbright Scholarship, and a Sustainable Arts Foundation Fellowship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor many years she was also a kathak dancer with the Parul Shah Dance Company. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She teaches at a public school in Brooklyn, and lives with her family on Roosevelt Island. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","offers":[{"title":"Book w\/Ticket","offer_id":52864776077541,"sku":"Hasan Dudar Event 10.29.26","price":21.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FREE RSVP","offer_id":52864776110309,"sku":"Hasan Dudar Event 10.29.26","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/2581\/1941\/files\/10.29.26HasanDudar.png?v=1789420060","url":"https:\/\/yuandmebooks.com\/products\/book-talk-carryout-by-hasan-dudar","provider":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}