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ⓘ About Hala Alyan
Hala got her doctorate in clinical psychology at Rutgers and works part time in the Counseling and Wellness Center at New York University. She is a Palestinian American writer and clinical psychologist. Hala’s work has been published by The Missouri Review, the Academy of American Poets, The New York Times Book Review, Colorado Review, the New Yorker, LitHub, Prairie Schooner, and Guernica. “Salt Houses” won the Arab American Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, an award given to authors whose work is believed to promote piece. It was also a finalist for the Chautauqua Prize. “Atrium”, a poetry collection, was awarded the 2013 Arab American Book Award in Poetry. “Hijra” was selected as a winner of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry in 2015.
All Book Series by Hala Alyan
The Moon That Turns You Back
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024
Fourth Annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival - A Chapbook of Talks and Poetry
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2012
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Hala Alyan?
Hala got her doctorate in clinical psychology at Rutgers and works part time in the Counseling and Wellness Center at New York University. She is a Palestinian American writer and clinical psychologist. Hala’s work has been published by The Missouri Review, the Academy of American Poets, The New York Times Book Review, Colorado Review, the New Yorker, LitHub, Prairie Schooner, and Guernica. “Salt Houses” won the Arab American Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, an award given to authors whose work is believed to promote piece.
Which Hala Alyan series should I start with?
Hala Alyan's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Salt Houses (2017).
How many books has Hala Alyan written?
Hala Alyan has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2025. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Collections, Standalone Novels and Anthologies.
In what order should Hala Alyan's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 10 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Hala Alyan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Hala Alyan's 10 books into categories rather than numbered series: Collections (4 books); Standalone Novels (2 books); Anthologies (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book); Non-Fiction (1 book).