Saleem Al-Ashqar, goalkeeper for Khadamat Khan Younis, was killed in the town of Al-Qarara in southern Gaza He was riding his bicycle to refill a gas cylinder for his home when the area came under heavy fire from an Israeli tank nearby, the Palestinian Football Association told The New Arab.

It’s rare, but every once in a while, blurbs work on me. I trust these writers - this sounds great.

Put this one on your reading list.

That is quite a long blurb on my part but OUR CUT OF SALT deserves it!

Um HELLO I have three WILDLY amazing blurbs from three even more incredible authors! This is what @pdjeliclark.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, and @indrapramitdas.bsky.social have to say about my book - a horror about a Palestinian haunted house 😭🩷 Preorders here :) linktr.ee/deenahelm

It's already been a great year for horror, but there's still plenty to look forward to! @unstablebooks.bsky.social has picked out ten horror novels by BIPOC writers set to release this year that you won't want to miss: www.thefandomentals.com/anticipated-...

if you like these things......I may have a book for you....... (it's Our Cut of Salt, my debut horror novel about a haunted house in Palestine)

Stokercon (& Dublin) book haul. Had to be conservative due to luggage space... or perhaps not. Feat. @mollymcghee.com, @hildur.bsky.social, @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, @deenahelm.bsky.social, @natcassidy.bsky.social and A. L. Sterling.

Three new blurbs from three INCREDIBLE authors!! It is so wildly vulnerable to put your book into the hands of authors you admire, let alone to have them come back with such amazing things to say 😭🩷

When you are Palestinian, or any marginalized identity, there is no easy ability to figure out if you want to “enter” occupation or discrimination. There is no door to step into. There is just reality. open.substack.com/pub/deenahel...

Now's your chance to read a galley of @deenahelm.bsky.social's OUR CUT OF SALT before its release on September 22! Head over to Goodreads to enter. There are only 50 copies available and the giveaway ends on May 31! #booksky

hello!! there is a goodreads giveaway for 50 copies of my debut novel, Our Cut of Salt, running until 5/31 (US only). you can enter here 🖤 www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

@deenahelm.bsky.social's debut horror novel OUR CUT OF SALT is one of Book Riot's scariest of 2026! Preorder the terror now! buff.ly/kuBEUO2 #booksky

Tonight!!

hello friends, I've just made a substack/newsletter if you'd like to join❣️ substack.com/@deenahelm

Amal Khalil, a veteran Lebanese journalist, was killed in an Israeli strike. Khalil had been trapped beneath the rubble for seven hours, unable to be reached as Israeli attacks prevented emergency services reaching her. Khalil is now being mourned across Lebanon for decades of fearless reporting:

AHH!! @BookRiot named Our Cut of Salt one of the scariest horror books of 2026!!! bookriot.com/scariest-hor...

"this woman is deeply unwell" gotta be one of my favorite genres in books + film

Sama'a's daughters have never known peace, but we can give them at least some small sliver of relief from hunger. Please give what you can. chuffed.org/project/157569

Had such an unbelievable time at the Bramble x Nightfire event. Genuinely unreal to speak in front of people about my book and the memories I have of Palestine throughout my life, an actual dream to sign ARCs and the author wall and talk to so many awesome people 😭♥️

Recent book mail has me excited for the rest of the year! We got some gooooooooood reading to come from @wiswell.bsky.social @deenahelm.bsky.social @robertjbennett.bsky.social & 'Pemi Aguda <3

Praise is here!! If you're interested in a book about a haunted house in Palestine that fights its occupiers, and the three generations of Palestinian women who have to put the haunting to rest, you can preorder my debut novel, Our Cut of Salt, here :) linktr.ee/deenahelm

PALESTINIAN X CITY OF BRASS X TPW Cursed by the blood-soaked decisions of their ancestors, a banished prince, a brooding commander, and warrior woman must save their empire from a genocidal king. 🕊️ jinn blood parchment magic v. elemental magic 🕊️ sentient sword 🕊️ slowburn #MENAPIT #Qu #A #F #R

TALL TALES FROM THE TANTOOR TAILOR Cozy SWANA Fantasy Romcom ft: 🪡Love Magic 🪄👒Enchanted Hat Shop 💍Marriage of Magical Convenience 🐕Golden Retriever Wife 🐈‍⬛Black Cat Husband 💰Tax Fraud #MENApit #WIP #R #Co #F #A

Today is @menapitch.bsky.social . I feel honored to join in a pitch event geared specifically toward SWANA authors, especially now during #arabheritagemonth. SWANA authors make up less than .5% (A HALF OF A PERCENT) of published authors. #menapit #ag #hf #LGBTQ

Have you heard? 👀 WORKED 2 DEATH has gone under the knife 🔪 : A ransom plot goes horribly awry when a trio of cash-strapped colleagues kidnap their nepobaby manager on a work trip, and find themselves embroiled in the lethal world of Fintech’s elite. #menapit #agented

KPDH x THE HONEYS INFESTATION, my WIP about a girl group forming a hivemind through the power of codependency and creepy crawlies, but pitched through funny posts and with no further context 🦟 Tag yourself!! Which one are you? #MENApit #AG #WIP #H #YA

There is something wrong with Maha. Her eye changes color and that's when the visions begin. She must travel back to her family's small village in Palestine to learn how to stop it. But what is real, and is the truth worth the price of Maha’s sanity? #MENApit #AG @menapitch.bsky.social

The Israeli army has released footage showing the large-scale destruction of villages in southern Lebanon during its invasion. Since the start of the war, more than 100 villages have been heavily affected, with between 40 and 60 reported to have suffered near-total destruction.

ARCs are here and even more beautiful than I thought they’d be 😭 I cannot believe my story about a Palestinian haunted house is HERE and REAL! (And if you’re down to read about a haunted house that fights its occupiers, preorders are here: linktr.ee/deenahelm)

The world we live in makes me so unbearably sad

instead of watching the new harry potter trailer, why not pick up some horror books by trans and nb writers for the trans rights readathon?? there are so many good options. For example, check out some of these writers:

Everybody's talking about @deenahelm.bsky.social's debut Palestinian haunted house horror OUR CUT OF SALT, out from @tornightfire.bsky.social on September 22!

Baby’s first Barnes and Noble preorder sale 🥳 you can grab Our Cut of Salt off for 25% with code PREORDER25: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/our-cut-of...

my furious and murderous palestinian haunted house book is now up to request on netgalley & edelweiss!!

CARNALIS by @tiffmorris.bsky.social and OUR CUT OF SALT by @deenahelm.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/morb...

AI is not only throwing us into recession + climate disaster but also is actively contributing to manufacturing complacency with war. It ultimately helps their bottom line when we see these horrifying images of war and our first thought is "is this AI?"

Build your Horror TBR! @thomasrclark.bsky.social @rksinghauthor.bsky.social @deenahelm.bsky.social @jasonpcrawford.bsky.social @alexismariewrites.bsky.social @marklawford.bsky.social

Gimme 14.

✨ UK COVER REVEAL ✨ If you're interested in a story about a Palestinian haunted house, the three generations of women who are ancestrally tied to it, and discovering the price of the past, this comes out September 22, 2026! Preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm

Please help bring 5 year old Hanan some hope on her birthday as her family endures Israel's genocide:

Find your next favorite horror read! @mjaneworma.bsky.social @stephanieblair.bsky.social @bethanycmorrow.com @candacenola.bsky.social @deenahelm.bsky.social @aamedina25.bsky.social @tonyanuci.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @laurapurcell.bsky.social @tornightfire.bsky.social

I can't wait for this!

THIS BOOK!!! THIS BOOK!!!! THIS BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!!!!!

Very excited to reveal the cover of @deenahelm.bsky.social's debut horror novel OUR CUT OF SALT, out on September 22, 2026!

this is a gorgeous and moving book and you should preorder it right fucking now

✨ COVER REVEAL ✨ I am THRILLED to share the cover for my debut novel, a horror about what happens to a Palestinian home after decades of occupation, and the lives of three Palestinian women who are connected to it. Coming September 22, 2026 - preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm