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Danny Ramadan

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in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

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Danny Ramadan (He/Him) is a Syrian-Canadian author, public speaker and adovate for LGBTQ+ refugees. His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, longlisted for Canada Reads, and named a Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star.

His children book, Salma the Syrian Chef, won the Nautilus Book Award, The Middle East Book Award, and named a Best Book by both Kirkus and School Library Journal.

Ramadan鈥檚 forthcoming novel, The Foghorn Echoes (2022), and his memoir, Crooked Teeth (2024), to be released by Penguin Random House.

Through his fundraising efforts, Ramadan raised over $250,000 for Syrian LGBTQ+ identifying refugees.

He has an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC and currently lives ...more

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	The Foghorn Echoes 4.07 avg rating — 1,029 ratings — published 2022 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clothesline Swing 3.93 avg rating — 784 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadan (欧宝娱乐 Author), Anna Bron (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir 4.57 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salma Writes a Book by Danny Ramadan (欧宝娱乐 Author), Anna Bron (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 107 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salma Makes A Home by Danny Ramadan (欧宝娱乐 Author), Anna Bron (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 100 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salma Joins the Team (Salma #3) by Danny Ramadan (欧宝娱乐 Author), Anna Bron (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death and other Fools 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Salma schreibt ein Buch by Danny Ramadan (欧宝娱乐 Author), Lisa K枚geb枚hn (translator), Anna Bron (illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I live through intermissions between remedies.”
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“The story within me aches like an untreated wound. It's unheard and I need to speak it. It roams my insides like a caged animal gasping for air. It trembles.”
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“I鈥檝e seen enough horror movies to know not to look darkness in the eye after hearing an unexplained eerie noise.”
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