

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Transnational Series: Iman Humaydan
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 08:15 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The Transnational Series hosts Iman Humaydan  to discuss and honor the release of Songs for Darkness.About this EventJoin the  for an in-store event with author Iman Humaydan to discuss and honor the release of .Only songs are able to comfort the soul in its darkness—but can anyone hear them?Iman Humaydan’s saga recalls the voices of four generations of women from one family in the imaginary village of Kasura, in Mount Lebanon. Its narrator, Asmahan, named after the beloved Syrian singer, has devoted her adult life to recovering the stories of her ancestors, who persisted in the shadows of male supremacy, war, military occupation, and impoverishment.Her mother, Layla, disappeared when Asmahan was still a teenager. Her grandmother, Yasmine, died giving birth. And her great-grandmother, Shahira, struggled through two world wars, famine, and suffocating gender norms to win an education for her children and eke out a better life for her family. Asmahan is determined to protect her daughter and break out of the cycle of intergenerational violence and wounds that the women who came before her suffered. She packs up her daughter to emigrate after a divorce, when her husband takes their son away from her on his seventh birthday, during the darkest days of the 1982 Israeli invasion.These women’s legacies span and echo the scarred history of an abused homeland, from the eve of the first World War to the 1982 Lebanon War. In honoring their unfulfilled lives, Iman Humaydan insistently preserves intimate stories of abundant tenacity, generosity, sacrifice—and songs, provisions sorely needed for dark times.Iman Humaydan is a Lebanese novelist, creative writing teacher, editor, and freelance journalist. Her novels received wide international acclaim and were translated into English, French, Italian, Dutch, German, Armenian, Polish, and Georgian. She is the author of five novels, including B as in Beirut, Wild Mulberries, Other Lives, The Weight of Paradise, and Songs for Darkness. She is also the editor of the collection of short stories Beirut Noir. She is the president of the Lebanese chapter of PEN, and splits her time between Beirut and Paris.The Transnational Literature Series at Brookline BooksmithThe Transnational Series focuses on stories of migration, the intersection of politics and literature, and works in translation and is supported by the independent bookstore Brookline Booksmith. Subscribe to the Transnational Series newsletter for information on upcoming events, book recommendations, and more.What You Need to Know to AttendRSVP to let us know you're coming! RSVPs don't guarantee a seat, but you'll be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates.Reserve a BookBooks will be available for purchase at the event, but you can ensure that you get a copy by preordering on this page. You can pick your book up after 6:30PM on the day of the event.Can't make it to the event? Preorder the book here to have it signed, and choose to have it held or shipped from the store! Book orders are processed for pickup or shipping after ticket sales have closed.Livestream!Barring technical difficulty, this event will be livestreamed to our store YouTube channel.Event AccesibilityThis event will take place at street level. If possible, the event will be livestreamed to YouTube. ASL interpretation may be provided (based on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 weeks in advance of the event. Seats are limited. Please email ticketing@brooklinebooksmith.com as soon as possible if you require ASL interpretation, guaranteed seating, or other accommodations. We will do our best to serve your needs!IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING COVID &amp; IN-PERSON EVENTS:Please note that any Brookline Booksmith in-person event may be canceled by the bookstore, publisher, or author based on concerns about health and safety around the time of the event. Wherever possible, any in-person appearance canceled due to COVID will be moved to the Brookline Booksmith Zoom as a webinar at the same date and time, and all tickets and registrations will be transferred to the online event. Book signing details may change. Refunds may be requested in the case of a virtual pivot or event cancelation.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, virtual, workshops, music, health-wellness, webinar
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Brookline
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Brookline Booksmith
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- **full address**: Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
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  - **A:** Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, United States
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- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, virtual, workshops, music, health-wellness, webinar
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