Liquid

A young Muslim scholar living in Los Angeles, stuck in the mire of a flatlining academic career, decides to give up and marry rich, committing herself to 100 dates in the course of a single summer. By midsummer, reality hits, taking her—and her project—to Tehran.

Liquid is a most anticipated book of the season for Oprah Daily, Literary Hub, Electric Literature, Book Riot, WBUR, and LGBTQ Reads.

'Sexy, sly, daring' — Justin Torres, National Book Award-winning author of Blackouts

'The smoothest, smartest book I've read in quite some time' — Paul Beatty, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sellout

'Loving, cutting, mournful, and hilarious' — Bryan Washington, award-winning author of Family Meal and Memorial

'My career had gone nowhere. My love life was non-existent. And as for s*x - here I was, home alone on a Saturday night with a chick flick playing on my laptop because I didn't own a TV. You can draw your own conclusions.'

Our protagonist always believed herself to be the smartest person in the room. But a couple of years on from earning a fancy PhD, she's still broke, single, and stuck in a job going nowhere. One option remains: marry rich.

Her summer becomes a whirlwind of dating—martinis with a lazy heir, board games with a butch producer, and a Venmo request from a 'socialist' trust-fund babe. However, when some unexpected and tragic news takes her—and her project—to Tehran, she is forced to ask and answer some overdue questions about family, connection, and, terrifyingly, her own purpose in life and in love.

A riveting spin on a classic romantic comedy, Liquid delivers a modern tale of romance, loss, and belonging in a gorgeous high-wire voice that explodes off the page with wit, verve, and originality.