Open Book
  • Events
  • News
  • Columnists
  • Writer in Residence
  • About
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Nur AbdiTag

  • "My Belief in Fate and Destiny Got the Best of Me" Read an Exclusive Excerpt from Nur Abdi's The Somali Camel Boy
    "My Belief in Fate and Destiny Got the Best of Me" Read an Exclusive Excerpt from Nur Abdi's The Somali Camel Boy
    September 18, 2019

    "My Belief in Fate and Destiny Got the Best of Me" Read an Exclusive Excerpt from Nur Abdi's The Somali Camel Boy

    Nur Abdi's debut novel The Somali Camel Boy (Mawenzi House) follows Ali, a young boy who has lost everything to a violent clan targeting his family. Tough and determined, he walks from his empty home ...

Related tags

  • Excerpt (1)
  • Mawenzi House (1)
49th Teachers Permanent Ad

Upcoming events

August 29

The Next Chapter Festival

August 29, 2026 @ 10:00am - 8:00pm
View all

More events

September 19, 2026 @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Book Launch for "Unto the Day"

October 03, 2026 - @ 9:30am - 6:00pm

Telling Tales Festival

49th Teachers Permanent Ad
Promotional image for two teen book series: “In the Long Shadows” (epic Indigenous fantasy) and “The Willbrook Witches” (cozy witchy graphic novel), with book covers and ISBNs.
A man and woman kiss on a red background with text promoting the novel “Leila & Khaled,” about a romance between two Palestinians.
Promotional graphic for ECW Press featuring two poetry book covers: "Bureau of Useless Splendour Poems" on the left and "Farhang, Book 1" on the right, with a starry background and the text "Fall Poetry from ECW Press" at the top.
Open Book
  • Events
  • News
  • Columnists
  • Writer in Residence
  • About
Powered by
49th shelf
Generously supported by
  • Ontario Creates
  • Canada
  • Ontario
  • Ontario Arts Council
  • Toronto Arts Council | Funded by the City of Toronto

Join Our Mailing List

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

© 2026 Open Book. All rights reserved.

  • Contact Us