Join Author Rhonda Roumani (Tagging Freedom and Insha'Allah, No, Maybe So) for a behind the scenes book chat about her chapter book Tagging Freedom. Informed by her time as a journalist, the book “is a thoughtful look at the intersection between art and activism, infused with rich details and a realistic portrayal of how war affects and inspires children, similar to middle grade books for middle schoolers by Aisha Saeed, The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandi, or Refugee by Alan Gratz.” (from the publisher’s website: www.unionsquareandco.com)

For Teens and Adults. Registration Required.

Rhonda Roumani is a Syrian American journalist who lived in Syria as a reporter for U.S. newspapers. She has written about Islam, the Arab world, and Muslim-American issues for more than two decades. Rhonda is also an author of books of non-fiction and fiction for children. She is currently a Contributing Fellow at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC, and an affiliate of Yale's Macmillan Center, Council of Middle Eastern Studies. From 2021-2023, she was a fellow with the Highlights Foundation's Muslim Storyteller Fellowship. Rhonda graduated with a MS in Journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and received her BA in English and Political Science from UCLA. Rhonda lives in Connecticut with her family.