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Aisha Saeed talks to Alison about her latest book Amal Unbound, a middle grade novel that went on sale May 8, 2018. Amal Unbound has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus and is a Global Read Aloud for 2018.
Aisha's first novel was a young adult book Written in the Stars, which was listed as a best book of 2015 by Bank Street Books. Written in the Stars was also a 2016 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and one of the books all Young Georgians Should Read in 2016.
The protagonist of Amal Unbound is a Pakistani girl who loves school and aspires to become a teacher. But Amal’s outspoken nature has devastating consequences when she unknowingly insults a member of the wealthiest family in her village.
Aisha is also a founding member of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books™. She has been featured on MTV, Huffington Post, NBC, and the BBC, and her writings have appeared in publications including the journal ALAN and the Orlando Sentinel.
Aisha lives in Atlanta with her husband and three sons.
Links to Sites, Articles and Events Mentioned in This Episode
We Need Diverse Books
May 12th – Aisha Saeed Book Launch Party at Little Shop of Stories
May 12th – Rick Bragg at Prince Avenue Location of Avid Bookshop
May 12th – Mike Epps at A Cappella Books
May 14th – Edward Lee at Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge
May 16th – Paula McClain at Margaret Mitchell House
Books Mentioned in This Episode
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
60 episodes
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When? This feed was archived on March 01, 2020 11:27 (). Last successful fetch was on January 28, 2020 12:45 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
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Manage episode 205616782 series 1524688
Aisha Saeed talks to Alison about her latest book Amal Unbound, a middle grade novel that went on sale May 8, 2018. Amal Unbound has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus and is a Global Read Aloud for 2018.
Aisha's first novel was a young adult book Written in the Stars, which was listed as a best book of 2015 by Bank Street Books. Written in the Stars was also a 2016 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and one of the books all Young Georgians Should Read in 2016.
The protagonist of Amal Unbound is a Pakistani girl who loves school and aspires to become a teacher. But Amal’s outspoken nature has devastating consequences when she unknowingly insults a member of the wealthiest family in her village.
Aisha is also a founding member of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books™. She has been featured on MTV, Huffington Post, NBC, and the BBC, and her writings have appeared in publications including the journal ALAN and the Orlando Sentinel.
Aisha lives in Atlanta with her husband and three sons.
Links to Sites, Articles and Events Mentioned in This Episode
We Need Diverse Books
May 12th – Aisha Saeed Book Launch Party at Little Shop of Stories
May 12th – Rick Bragg at Prince Avenue Location of Avid Bookshop
May 12th – Mike Epps at A Cappella Books
May 14th – Edward Lee at Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge
May 16th – Paula McClain at Margaret Mitchell House
Books Mentioned in This Episode
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
60 episodes
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