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Laura Kasinof

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Laura is an independent journalist whose reporting focuses on migration, religion, and life after war. Her first book, Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen, chronicles her time reporting for the New York Times in Yemen during the Arab Spring. ...more

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	Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen 3.86 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where do we go from here?: The Latterly Anthology for November 2016 by Ben Wolford, Laura Kasinof (Goodreads Author), Malcolm J. Garcia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders

by Sarah Aziza

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What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia

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Laura Kasinof and 3 other people liked KenyanBibliophile's review of The Book of Sana'a : A City in Short Fiction (Reading the City): "96 short pages that defy censorship and isolation to reflect Sana’a's creativity, sense of humor, resilience, and enduring humanity. full review here https://arablit.org/2025/06/11/the-bo..." Read more of this review »
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