Aamna Qureshi
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🇵🇰 | muslim author | up next: IF I LOVED YOU LESS (7/18/24) | published: THE LADY OR THE LION + WHEN A BROWN GIRL FLEES + MY BIG, FAT, DESI WEDDING Anthology
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Ramadan Mubarak from me & my Muslim characters!! please buy/spread the word/preorder/request at your library, I will love u 5ever🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
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my editor, gently: what did you mean by this?
me, sobbing: I don’t know😭
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men in romance novels should have a personality beyond just being obsessed with the fmc
qrt with your unpopular bookish opinions that will leave you like this
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u ever get sad thinking of all the books you’ll never read and art you’ll never see and languages you’ll never be fluent in and places you’ll never visit and history you’ll never learn and food you’ll never taste
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if I’m not the bane of his existence and the object of all his desires what is even the point
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having a sister is so weird bc u spend ur whole life as extensions of one another -- consuming the same shows/books/songs, sharing clothes, having the same sense of humor, eating food tg -- and then one of you moves out & everything becomes an obscure reference to what was
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my editor, gently: what did you mean by this ?
me, sobbing: I don’t know😭
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being a writer is spending 3 hours researching something for it to only be used in one (1) sentence
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one side is paying for ads on social media, the other side doesn’t have money for basic food/water/medicine, hmmm I wonder who’s the victim
ISRAELI PROPAGANDA - THEY ARE PAYING FOR ADS IN ADDTITION TO THE PAID HASBARA AGENTS
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you’re in her DMs, I’m on her google doc reading the first draft of her novel, we are not the same
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a year since “you are the bane of my existence and the object of all my desires” irreparably altered my brain chemistry
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when i'm reading a romance book and the plot requires them to be fake-married
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anthony bridgerton doing excellent work pushing the agenda for slutty gentleman
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authors getting rich off their anti-colonial fantasy/dystopian novels only to post pro-israel shit on their social medias...there is not even a shred of critical thinking. it really is just a cute aesthetic to them.
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i keep thinking about how years from now authors will inevitably mine source material from the genocide of the Palestinian people for their little fantasy stories, and they will be called brave for speaking on it, but what will be the point?? if they won't speak up now???
I very much remember growing up with animated shows like Avatar the Last Airbender and “dystopian” Hunger Games books/movies that talked about, occupation, collective punishment, genocide…and seeing how much many people have turned a blind eye to media they once
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poc writers don't want publishing to love white authors less, we just want publishing to extend us the SAME opportunities/money/grace/support/resources/affection/etc. that's the point of all this outrage.
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and they're both huge authors with insanely successful books and large platforms, so now imagine what's happening behind the scenes with lesser known authors and authors trying to breakout...
it seems that RF Kuang and
@XiranJayZhao
are having their books either disqualified/cens0red—Assumably and allegedly, it may have to do with support of Pal3stine and/or how they speak up about colonialism
go give them and their books some support!
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characters in romance novels: this isn’t a romance novel!
me: 🤭🤭🤭
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why does going on a Google doc when someone else is on it feel like you've just walked into someone changing, like i'm so sorry for intruding, i'm leaving immediately
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how come publishing never wants cute/fun muslim books, why does it always have be abt Trauma and Big Issues and Hating their religion?? can't we just have our silly little stories???
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keep in mind that everything we’re seeing online about Palestine is only a FRACTION of the pain, suffering, and destruction going on there. try to conceptualize that. for every heartbreaking story reaching us, there are a dozen more going untold.
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i love words and the silent words they carry: when can I see you again? (i hope it is soon.) are you home? (i hope you are safe.) do you love it? (just as i love you?) i dream of you. (do you dream of me?) are you free? (spend time with me!)
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having a bad memory is so useful bc everytime i reread my favorite books i am once again shocked by the plot twists
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very cool very fun to hear from a publisher "we already have a Muslim story" love that sm
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it really is a private language you can't share with anyone else. and it's sad but beautiful, too, to have that.
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the pressure i feel when someone asks me my favorite books,, like what genre?? what age group?? what era of my life???
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marriage of convenience trope is so funny bc the girl is facing some genuine problem and the guy is like "well i guess you could marry me !! haha jk jk...unless??🤔🤔🤔"
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coho releasing a COLORING BOOK for it ends with us, a book about *checks notes* domestic abuse..this is so ??????????
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I want to write a cozy fantasy romance where they’re enemy gardeners: he’s a grump who grows poisonous vegetation & she’s a sunshine who grows the antidotes
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does everyone read through author acknowledgments to see which author is friends with who, or is that just me..
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my little cousin went to the book fair and bought two books with a $20 and got $3 in change, and when she got home she said, "mama look! i got two books, and they gave me money, too!!!"
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rom coms are all about the giggles..I wanna be giggling in chapter 1….otherwise What is the point
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“You have the most beautiful ocean eyes,” he says.
“But my eyes are black,” I reply stupidly. He's the only one who ever got away with making me stupid.
“Exactly. It’s like the ocean at night, dark and glittering with moonlight.”
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genuinely cannot fathom the pain of losing more than one family member at once let alone FORTY TWO. imagine ALL of the people gathered together for occasions like holidays or weddings completely wiped out. these numbers aren’t just numbers, they’re PEOPLE.
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i wanna write a sisterhood of the traveling hijab book
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the "anyone who thinks romance novels have unrealistic plots" tweets are so funny bc they still sound unrealistic!! but are in fact!! very real!!! the unbelievable quality at the basis of love is what makes it so magical
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i love words and the silent words they carry: when can I see you again? (i hope it is soon.) are you home? (i hope you are safe.) do you love it? (just as i love you?) i dream of you. (do you dream of me?) are you free? (spend time with me!)
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my favorite YA authors from when I was a teen writing adult rom-coms when I am now an adult, THIS IS SO PERSONAL TO ME
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absolutely thrilled to announce my adult rom-com debut!!! ft:
✨hopeless romantic x cynic
✨idiots-to-lovers
✨halal romance (no kissing)
✨muslim & hijabi & pakistani american characters
✨perf for fans of ydeo & uzma jalaluddin
.
@0neMoreChapter_
has signed If I Loved You Less, a "fun and fast-paced re-telling", of Jane Austen’s Emma from
@aamnaqureshi_
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Read here:
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whenever I write a good line I’m always scared it’s just an imitation of an already famous line I’ve once read somewhere but completely forgotten about
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people saying, “I’m silent bc I’m not an expert on this & am choosing to educate myself !” but you don’t need to be an expert to stand with Palestine against genocide, and 2 seconds of research will unequivocally tell you that.
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i keep thinking about the publisher that rejected me bc they "already have a Muslim book" and how many more publishers must pass for that same insidious reason yet never voice it
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thanks to everyone who came to my first book signing✨💕
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need Muslim rom-com books that are pure shenanigans (like you deserve each other and better than the movies)
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my favorite love language is the one where he’s obsessed with me
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you ever look at the stars on a clear night and think wow actually life is worth living
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i feel actually insane watching the most clever thoughtful articulate famous authors i sincerely looked up to for their skill and craft post "all lives matter" posts,, like i genuinely feel insane
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@durreasfi
yeah ! like my girl here is a complex human being what makes u think ur good enough for her ?? and ALSO. like, where’s the tension!! the will they, won’t they ?? if he’s just obsessed from page 1 where’s the progress and development ? idgi.
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i love book reviews that are like "do NOT read this book, there is something DEEPLY wrong with the author, i wouldn't recommend this even to my WORST enemies.....5/5 stars"
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being a writer is going back and forth from "i can do this!" to "i am going to quit." to "i love being a writer!!" to "i hate this." to "i'll make all my dreams come true!!!" to "even trying is futile." to "this was all worth it!!!" endlessly
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a relationship should be 50/50. he drives me places and I drive him
crazy.
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the vision for desi rapunzel is even more complete when you imagine her letting down her hair from an old haveli style balcony
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publishing casual Muslim stories is so important to combat Islamophobia bc then people who've never interacted with Muslims can read those stories and be like oh, they're totally normal & just like me !!!
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do u have those books you've never read & will prob never read but the QUOTES are just so good they drive u insane
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once again wondering why publishing never wants cute/fun muslim books, why does it always have be abt Trauma and Big Issues and Hating their religion?? can't we just have our silly little stories???
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what’s the point of an older brother if he doesn’t even have a best friend for me to fall in love with 🙄 useless fr
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not only do teens need to be Protected from coho, but so do adults. and all humans.
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my 9 yr old cousin asking if lightning mcqueen would have car insurance or life insurance, what a valid question
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Once Again thinking about how publishing casual Muslim stories helps to combat Islamophobia because then people who have never interacted with Muslims can read those books & see Muslims go through friend/family/romance drama & be like “oh! they’re totally normal, just like me!”
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ramadan mubarak🌙❤️ perfect opportunity to preorder WHEN A BROWN GIRL FLEES, a YA literary novel about a Muslim teen who runs away from home in order to find herself, in a breathtaking journey of healing, self-love, and hope. out sept. 19, 2023 !
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so excited to announce my YA contemp about a hijabi, pakistani-american !!! 🤩🥰
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the sluttiest thing a man can do is wear black shalwar kameez with the sleeves rolled up
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alhamdulillah, honored to announce that THE LADY OR THE LION has won silver in the Teen Fiction and silver in the Young Adult Audiobook categories in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards!!! time for some celebratory donuts!!! 🥳🍩🥰
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"Mama pours me tea, and it brings tears to my eyes for the second time that night; her cruelty and her kindness both maim me. Her kindness because I can’t hate her, not fully. And her cruelty because I can't love her fully either."
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sometimes i look at my twitter drafts like ??who was she when she wrote these
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me, finishing a movie: wow that was so good !
the reviews: this was the WORST thing EVER produced, i want to GOURGE my EYES out, i deserve COMPENSATION, film as an art form is DEAD, 0/10
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I love reading a book and genuinely losing sense of time and place
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writing is annoying bc i just wrote something clever and will have to wait 3-5 business years for people to appreciate it....WHERE is the instant gratification
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shadow and bone learning from their islamophobia and not releasing s2 during ramadan god bless 🙏🙏🙏
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eye twitching bc BIPOC authors don't have the luxury of "hand-holding" in literally any phase of their writing careers
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watching anthony bridgerton propose to kathani sharma with actual real tears in my eyes, god that scene is BREATHTAKING.
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why tf is emily in paris getting 2 more seasons yet anne with an e, julie & the phantoms, and spinning out got cancelled,, I’m ready to FIGHT netflix
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are u ever scared to watch something or read something bc u just know it's going to be too good and break ur heart
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it’s 2023!! which means my contemp debut is out this year!!! ft:
✨ A hijabi MC
✨ A messy family
✨ Mental health issues
✨ A complicated mother-daughter relationship
✨ A loving masjid community
✨ Pakistani-American, Muslim characters
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“how about a kiss for good luck?” “how about a dagger to the throat?” “in some cultures, that’s practically the same thing.”
#tww
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doxxing & harassing BIPOC book bloggers for their negative reviews is not okay!! what is going on!!!
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if you’re vaguely “calling for peace” know that peace can only be achieved with the complete liberation of the Palestinian people, not their continued occupation
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sabaa tahir being the only big author talking sense, i truly hope her dumbass author besties learn something from her
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a masjid auntie telling me she preordered my book and my mom, as a disclaimer, goes “it’s a romance”, auntie goes “and?? that’s also a part of life” SO TRUE AUNTIE
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authors & industry professionals: posting a donation link for Gazan children is NOT enough to support Palestine, you need to outright CONDEMN Israel for their genocide of the Palestinian people and call for the complete end of occupation & full liberation of Palestine
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referencing historical atrocities in stories is meant to PREVENT such atrocities from occurring again. but people don't want to learn, they don't want to see.
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alhamdulillah. THE MAN OR THE MONSTER is out now! my first completed duology!!! thank u to everyone for all the love & support 🥰❤️
order:
preorder:
personalized copies:
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✨💗💛COVER REVEAL💛💗✨
Hopeless romantic Humaira Mirza is determined to find love--for others, and for herself, no matter how much trouble it might get her into.
Out on August 2, 2024!!
Preorder:
Artist: Katrice Williams-Dredden
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very crazy to read books from hundreds of years ago and find yourself within the pages; the timelessness of the human condition is actually insane.
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it’s so refreshing when an editor loves my book for my writing & not for the representation that can used as a selling point. I constantly feel like I have to sell my identity to get any attention in this industry, but to be recognized for my actual WRITING is just so. nice.
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boys get haircuts really thinking they've done something meanwhile we all have to wait 3-5 business days for them to look good again
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the author // the book(s)
sort of felt like a princess at this literal castle, v befitting 👑
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tswift dress lyrics are so halal romance coded, I mean “all of this silence and patience, pining in anticipation” ? “my hands are shaking from holding back from you” ?? “pining and desperately waiting” ???
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may Allah protect the Palestinians, give them ease, peace, strength, and solace. it is unfathomable what we're witnessing and i can't even begin to imagine living through what they're experiencing, the pure terror and anguish. ya Khuda.
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‼️NEW COVER & RELEASE DATE‼️
my modern day rom-com retelling of Jane Austen’s EMMA with Muslim characters, is now out on JULY 18, 2024!!
Preorder:
Artist: Katrice Williams-Dredden
Design: Lucy Bennett
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a good romance novel is literally like crack im being so serious
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please buy my book that i only cried while editing 17 times :)
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spain baby this is your moment
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