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Uzma Jalaluddin is the author of AYESHA AT LAST, a revamped Pride and Prejudice set in a close-knit Toronto Muslim community.

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UZMA JALALUDDIN


Uzma Jalaluddin is the author of AYESHA AT LAST, a revamped Pride and Prejudice set in a close-knit Toronto Muslim community, and HANA KHAN CARRIES ON, ‘You’ve Got Mail’ set in rival halal restaurants – optioned for film by Mindy Kaling!

Uzma Jalaluddin

Uzma Jalaluddin

Uzma Jalaluddin is the author of AYESHA AT LAST, a revamped Pride and Prejudice set in a close-knit Toronto Muslim community. The book has earned starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal and Kirkus. 

HANA KHAN CARRIES ON

*Optioned for film by Amazon Studios and Mindy Kaling!*

*Washington Post ‘Best Romance Novel 2021’!

*an INSTANT Canadian Bestseller!*

*Amazon Editor’s Pick Best Romance!

“Cute, emotional, and ultimately joyful. A romance with a warm heart, one wrapped in the bonds of family and friendship, this book left me with a delighted smile on my face.”

– Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author

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  • HarperCollins (Canada) 
  • Berkley Books (USA)
  • Atlantic Books (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India) 
Hana Khan Carries On

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Winner: 
Cosmopolitan Book of the Year 

Long-listed:
Stephen Leacock Medal and the Toronto Book Awards

Short-listed:
Goodreads Choice Award Finalist

NEWS

Cityline Book Club June Pick!

HANA KHAN CARRIES ON has been chosen for the Cityline Book Club! Watch the video

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CBC BOOKS: The Next Chapter interview with Shelagh Rogers

Uzma Jalaluddin’s novel Hana Khan Carries On is a modern day meet-cute inspired by a love of rom-coms. Listen to the interview

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Uzma Jalaluddin

TORONTO STAR: Diss romance all you like — ‘I choose to write happy, funny stories as a light against the darkness’

I write romantic comedies so that I can see my stories represented in the world.

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NEWS

SMART PODCAST, TRASHY BOOKS: Uzma Jalaluddin talks about Hana Khan Carries On

Cityline Book Club June Pick!

CBC BOOKS: The Next Chapter interview with Shelagh Rogers

Uzma Jalaluddin

TORONTO STAR: Diss romance all you like — ‘I choose to write happy, funny stories as a light against the darkness’

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