28 Things I Know About Myself

Presenting a List-y-Love Letter of what I gravitate to… This post is part of a blog hop with the Creative … More

10 Ways to Support an Author

My book Zarina Divided is out in the world today! Here are TEN ways you can support authors like me: … More

I’ve admired Shehzil Malik’s work from afar so was delighted to finally get to collaborate on a cover of mine. … More

A Note Before I dive in … It is hard to share good book news when the world is in … More

I am so excited to welcome Asma Enayeh, illustrator of our upcoming picture book SWIMMING TOWARD A DREAM: YUSRA MARDINI’S … More

I was so excited to participate in TeachingBooks and share the behind the scenes of my following books. I was … More

I am so excited to welcome the talented illustrator Hoda Hadadi to my blog today. My words are in bold! … More

The squares don’t always show the truth. Something I hate about social media is the perfection of it all. On … More

I’m excited to welcome and interview talented illustrator Aaliya Jaleel who created beautiful art for ANISA’S INTERNATIONAL DAY. I’d always … More

So excited to share this new picture book of mine that is close to my heart, MILLOO’S MIND. It’s illustrated … More

If you have a book coming out, CONGRATULATIONS! When you first get the offer for your book, you may feel … More

Thank you so much Anoosha for bringing the cover of GOLDEN GIRL to life! I’m delighted to interview you! Anoosha … More

The box has the words NEW RELEASE stamped on it with black ink and is sitting on my doorstep. It’s … More

I participated in a #kidlit Pakistani author-illustrator story hop on Instagram and thought I’d share my writing journey via images … More

I’ve been tackling a middle grade novel and was googling gardening things for a book (probably all my books for … More

Last weekend I was honored to be invited to the 2019 KidsLit Week and the 5th Annual WNY Children’s Book … More

Today is Z’s last day of first grade. I can’t believe she will be a second grader, the grade I … More

Author Umm Muhemmed wrote this enlightening book, A Quranic Odyssey. The book is illustrated by Azra Momin and is written for an … More

This summer I haven’t strung my words together just so. Rather than write, I peruse blogs of mothers who have … More

12 Beautiful Things I’ve Enjoyed: Video: Japanese high schoolers seeing a chick hatch outside its egg. Mind boggling! Do you dream … More