Ottawa Public Library Greenboro branch •
363 Lorry Greenberg Dr
6:30pm
Free
Reserve Tickets
CBC RADIO'S ALL IN A DAY BOOK CLUB
Zeina Sleiman's "Where The Jasmine Blooms"
Hosted by Alan Neal
Tuesday
Apr
28
“A powerful story of family, generational trauma and Palestinian identity, Zeina Sleiman’s debut novel is an engaging and bittersweet story about secrets, both acknowledged and hidden. A compelling read.”
We are thrilled to be part of the next edition of CBC Radio's ALL IN A DAY Book Club, with host Alan Neal!
Alan and the entire book club will be talking with Zeina Sleiman about her book Where The Jasmine Blooms. The evening also includes a conversation between Carleton University's Writer-in-Residence, Monia Mazigh with Reem Gaafar.
If you've never been to an All In A Day Book Club, they're one of the most popular literary events in town, full of fun and surprises, and recorded for broadcast on CBC Radio.
Presented by All In A Day Book Club, The Ottawa International Writers Festival and the Carleton University Writer-in-Residence program at the English Department.
There will be amazing food, books to buy and art to see, and many more details to be revealed.
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
In 2006, Yasmine enters Lebanon, escaping a messy divorce and meets her cousin Reem for the first time. Complicating things further, Yasmine runs into Ziyad — an old flame who’s incidentally taking Reem’s class. When Yasmine receives a package of mysterious letters, suggesting her father might still be alive, the cousins embark on a discovery of political secrets no one in the family wants them to know. Set amid the arid glamour of Lebanon's beaches and urban landscapes, this is both a political thriller and a Muslim love story.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Zeina Sleiman is a Palestinian Canadian writer who grew up (and went to university) in Ottawa and now lives in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). Her short story My Father's Soil was shortlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize in 2025. Where the Jasmine Blooms is her debut novel. Zeina holds a PhD in political science and works in post-secondary education where she has taught courses in politics, specialized in research on newcomer and citizenship related issues and works with businesses to create barrier free spaces.
ABOUT ALL IN A DAY BOOK CLUB:
Alan Neal hosts All In A Day weekdays 3-6 pm on CBC Radio One, and created the All In A Day Book Club as a way to highlight local authors and spaces in Ottawa. They meet every two months, and vote on local authors from a ballot created by local independent bookstores. To join, go to cbc.ca/bookclub