Teen Rom-Com ‘From Twinkle, With Love’ Tackles Topics of Class & Mental Heath
Twinkle Mehra is just an awkward, Indian-American high schooler trying to live out her dreams of being a female film director. Unfortunately, a few things … Read more
Young Adult
‘Mariam Sharma Hits the Road’ Takes 3 Pakistani American Teens on a Journey of Self-Discovery
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road is Sheba Karim’s third YA novel, as witty, charming, and fun loving as her first two but with a sharp … Read more
Sheba Karim’s That Thing We Call a Heart Shares Nuances of Teen Friendship & Faith
A post shared by Sheba Karim (@shebakarim) on May 9, 2017 at 2:27pm PDT What do you have to lose? My pride, for one. And … Read more
Writing Stories For Refuge, Home & Social Justice: A Conversation With YA Novelist Mitali Perkins
I first met Mitali Perkins when we shared an editor at a Big Five publishing house. Her early novel, The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen … Read more
American Teen Romance, Desi-Style: When Dimple Met Rishi
It doesn’t matter what epoch they’re set in, or what language they’re in — I love romantic comedies. Everything from Pride and Prejudice to Kuch … Read more
