Simon & Schuster is launching an imprint to focus on books with Muslim characters and stories.No word yet on whether Simon & Schuster is being financed by the federal government to put this out.
Salaam Reads will be an imprint of its Children’s Publishing Group.
Its first four books, set to be published in 2017, will be: “Salam Alaikum,” a picture book by recording artist Harris J.; “Musa, Moises, Mo and Kevin,” a picture book about four kindergarten best friends by H.A. Raz, a pseudonym for the husband-and-wife writing team Huda Abdul-Razzak and Azhar Sheraze; “The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand” by Karuna Riazi, aimed at middle-school kids, about a 12-year-old Bangladeshi-American from Queens, NY; and “Yo Soy Muslim,” a lyrical picture book by Mark Gonzales.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Simon & Schuster to launch Muslim children’s book division
The New York Post reports:
