PARIS, FRANCE, November 01, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- ADHD in D Minor, a short story collection by Zoé Mahfouz, published by North Meridian Press in 2026, is heading to the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah, USA, where it will be available for crews to explore.

Operated by The Mars Society, MDRS provides a simulated Martian environment where crews conduct research and experience the challenges of living and working in an isolated habitat. The collection's arrival brings a literary work into an environment dedicated to exploring the human experience beyond Earth.

A nominee for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection, ADHD in D Minor is also held in university library collections internationally, including Brown University, the University of Helsinki, and University College Cork.

For Zoé Mahfouz, the placement marks an unexpected milestone and a fitting plot twist for someone whose elementary school teachers often said she had her head in the clouds. Turns out, dreaming big took her from the clouds all the way to Mars.

Media Contact:
Wesley Bishop
North Meridian Press

Book Information:
ADHD in D Minor by Zoé Mahfouz
Published by North Meridian Press, 2026
Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZH5T4N3

About North Meridian Press

North Meridian Press is an independent humanities publishing initiative based in Northeast Alabama, bringing together writers, artists, academics, and scholars through literature, cultural criticism, and interdisciplinary scholarship. Established in 2019, the press encompasses The North Meridian Review, an interdisciplinary journal of culture and scholarship, and North Meridian Books, its book publishing imprint. Writer- and artist-led, North Meridian Books publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation, with a particular commitment to distinctive literary voices and works that might otherwise find limited opportunities within traditional publishing. Its broader mission is to foster sustained intellectual, artistic, and cultural dialogue while championing independent literary expression.

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