You Can Never Go Home Again

From Nigeria to America, Palestine to Lebanon, authors Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo and Lilas Taha lead us on riveting journeys to discover the price of immigration, exile, and healing. In The Tiny Things Are Heavier, Okonkwo explores familial love through a Nigerian woman who navigates academics, grief, and relationships in the US, only to stumble upon more turmoil when she briefly returns home to Lagos. In Waseem, Taha transports us to a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, chronicling a man unable to speak or walk, his unbreakable bond with his best friend, and their yearning for their ancestral home.