“After students read Hannah’s book Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine, Hannah came to speak with students about her families story, her journey to being an author, and the importance of using your voice to share your story. After hearing from her, students made connections to their own families experiences of diaspora, the value of family and connection to culture, and their individual power and agency to use their voice to tell their own stories.” —Kayla Hipp, Teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, WA
Hannah Moushabeck
Hannah Moushabeck is a second-generation Palestinian American author and book worker who was raised in a family of publishers and booksellers and learned the power of literature at a young age. Hannah has worked in publishing for over a decade at companies such as Chronicle Books, The Quarto Group, and Simon & Schuster. She now runs Interlink Publishing, the only Palestinian-owned publisher in the United States, alongside her family. Her debut picture book Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine (Chronicle Books) won The New England Book Award and The Arab American Book Award. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts on the homelands of the Pocumtuc and Nipmuc Nations.
