Hadeer Elsbai

About the Author

Hadeer Elsbai (The Daughters of Izdihar and The Weavers of Alamaxa, Voyager/Orbit UK 2023, 2024) is an Egyptian-American author and librarian. Born in New York City, she grew up being shuffled between Queens and Cairo. Hadeer studied history at Hunter College and later earned her Master’s degree in library science from Queens College, making her a CUNY alum twice over. Aside from writing, Hadeer enjoys cats, iced drinks, live theater, and anime.