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I'm excited to share that I'll be in Ampthill on Thursday 21st November 2024 at 7:00PM, talking all things books and writing! I participated in the Ampthill Literary Festival a couple of years ago, and honestly, it was my favourite festival that year. The audience was...

Romantic drama Odd Girl Out has 'all the enticing and familiar angst of romance, friendship and broken families, with a bit of the glitz and glamour of Dubai and grey streets of London thrown in'   David Fickling Books has signed Odd Girl Out, a YA romantic drama by...

You know how sometimes, life can be exhausting and sad and stressful and heavy… …and just rubbish? And then something happens and for a couple of glorious hours, your load is lightened and you experience utter and complete joy and fulfilment? Yesterday was that for...

Come and celebrate the Dar Amimah Book Club 10 Year Anniversary with myself, Dr Sofia Rehman, Samia Aziz, Imrana Mahmood and Tasneim Zyada. Click here for more information:  https://www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/dar-aminah-book-club-10-year-anniversary

Life, and the world in general, is pretty depressing right now. But within these stretches of darkness, there are occasional bursts of light - and yesterday’s event at Tower Hamlets Council was one of them. I joined theformidable Dr Fatima Rajina on a panel hosted...