Zoulfa Katouh chose four epigraphs to open her sophomore novel, The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue. A memory for Deah, Yusor, and Razan. Thankfulness for Min Yoongi — also known as SUGA — from BTS. A heart full of gratitude for her readers’ support. A hadith from the Qur’an. They cover quite the range. Yet, somehow they all make sense to the book, which arrives on June 2. Katouh’s new novel follows a Syrian American hijabi girl named Jihad, who is still reeling from her mother’s death one year ago.