Bio
Elamin Abdelmahmoud is the host of CBC's daily arts, entertainment, and pop culture show Commotion. He is an award-winning culture writer who has written for the New York Times, BuzzFeed News, the Globe and Mail, and others. Elamin is the author of the No. 1 best-selling memoir Son of Elsewhere, a New York Times notable book and a Globe and Mail 100 book. Please don't ask him about his second book yet.
Book
“Funny and frank, delivered in such a generous spirit that almost any reader... is bound to be won over.”
- New York Times
“Sincere, ironic, hilarious, and profound.” - Omar El Akkad
“Abounds in such perceptively written, funny-slash-poignant anecdotes... A thoughtful, often profound book.”
- Toronto Star
left: canadian cover
right: US cover
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