{"id":20900,"date":"2025-11-21T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=20900"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:50:05","slug":"nadine-presley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/nadine-presley\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadine Presley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nadine Presley is a Syrian-Canadian author and literacy educator who grew up in Damascus but now lives in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The City of Jasmine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee
New York: HarperCollins, 2025.
PZ7.1.P746 C58 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by her own childhood in Damascus, Syria, Nadine Presley\u2019s lyrical picture book offers a sincere view of the city and is brought to life with breathtaking illustrations by Heather Brockman Lee, which brim with wonder and love.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Ramadan Night<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Illustrated by Asma Enayeh.
Salaam Reads \/ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2026.
Forthcoming Jan. 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The call for prayer hugs tight the sky of Damascus on the first night of Ramadan. As steps flutter to fill spaces in mosques, Sami sets out on a nighttime walk with Baba to answer his question: what does a Ramadan night feel <\/em>like?

Through an evening full of sounds and sights and scents, Sami feels the celebration of community. He feels the connection and calm of prayer. He feels the delight of a late-night dessert. He feels the joy of generosity.

He feels\u2026a Ramadan night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nadine Presley personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher HarperCollins Canada<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Salaam Reads<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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