Seema Yasmin

California

MD + Epidemiologist + Journalist | Fmr Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer| Teach: sci journalism | Direct: Stanford Health Comm Initiative| Study: infodemics

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Women's History Month 2025, Week 4

1 month ago | hbook.com | Elisa Stone Leahy |Joy McCullough |Seema Yasmin |J. S. Lemon

Find more great Horn Book content at these links: Interviews with authors and illustrators Recommended books: reviews and themed booklists App and e-book reviews Movie reviews Event news and recaps Events calendar March is Women's History Month.
Sonderbooks Book Review of

Oct 24, 2024 | sonderbooks.com | Seema Yasmin

Review posted October 24, 2024 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024. 352 pages. Review written October 21, 2024, from a library book. Starred Review Unbecoming is just barely speculative fiction - may it continue to be speculative! It's about a near-future United States where abortion is illegal, and so is any and all type of hormonal pill. So birth control pills are illegal, as is hormone replacement therapy and IVF.
Fall 2024: Poetic perspectives from 'Undocumented Diaspora' - and 10 new books for a season of change

Sep 5, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Linda Watanabe McFerrin |Tim Z. Hernandez |Matthew Zapruder |Seema Yasmin

Fall promises a bounty of fantastical fiction, nonfiction titles ranging from memoirs to psychology-based self help, poetry and more. Photo: Getty ImagesBig changes are coming this fall, with the U.S. presidential election casting a particularly long shadow over just about everything, including the book world.
The ABCs of Queer History by Dr. Seema Yasmin and Lucy Kirk

Jun 26, 2024 | goodreadswithronna.com | Seema Yasmin

PRIDE MONTH BOOK REVIEWTHE ABCs OF QUEER HISTORYWritten by Dr. Seema YasminIllustrated by Lucy Kirk(Workman Kids; $18.99, Ages 5 and up)Author and poet Dr. Seema Yasmin and illustrator Lucy Kirk’s ambitious The ABCs of Queer History is a nonfiction picture book that makes queer history accessible to young readers. With its vibrant illustrations and excellent examples, the book will open children’s eyes to the struggles and the rewards that constitute the queer experience in the United States.
The ABCs of Queer History by Dr. Seema Yasmin and Lucy Kirk

Jun 26, 2024 | wp.me | Seema Yasmin

PRIDE MONTH BOOK REVIEWTHE ABCs OF QUEER HISTORYWritten by Dr. Seema YasminIllustrated by Lucy Kirk(Workman Kids; $18.99, Ages 5 and up)Author and poet Dr. Seema Yasmin and illustrator Lucy Kirk’s ambitious The ABCs of Queer History is a nonfiction picture book that makes queer history accessible to young readers. With its vibrant illustrations and excellent examples, the book will open children’s eyes to the struggles and the rewards that constitute the queer experience in the United States.
Official book bans are dangerous but soft book bans are worse

Jun 24, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Seema Yasmin

The bans began before my books were even published. At a teacher’s convention in the Midwest last fall, educators told me they might lose their jobs and their pensions if they included my two forthcoming books in their class libraries. My debut picture book, and my debut young adult novel, “Unbecoming,” were likely to fall afoul of new state laws, they said. Teachers from a number of states have since said the same.
Dive into LGBTQ+ Pride Month with These 12 Books

Jun 6, 2024 | bu.edu | Seema Yasmin |Amy B. Scher |Marina Yuszczuk |Sophie Yarin

From steamy romances to in-depth biographies to poignant memoirs, these reads will keep you turning pages Books From steamy romances to in-depth biographies to poignant memoirs, these reads will keep you turning pages Twitter Facebook Did you know that the first unofficial Pride Month was celebrated in October? It was changed in 1999, when President Bill Clinton officially designated June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. June was chosen in honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots, the infamous clash...
All the Weddings We Have Ever Been To

May 6, 2024 | joylandmagazine.com | Seema Yasmin

At Salma’s wedding you squeezed the syrup out of the sweet yellow rice, picked swollen sultanas from among the strands of saffron and shredded coconut, piled them on the side of your paper plate and told that heap of fat sultanas that if I ever married a man you would never speak to me again. That was the morning after the mehndi where you balanced the silver platter of henna cones on an open palm, milling in the doorway of the room packed with girls, looking like a page boy.
The ABCs of Queer History

Apr 20, 2024 | bookelicious.com | Seema Yasmin

by Seema Yasmin (Author) Lucy Kirk (Illustrator) A Through-the-Alphabet Celebration of Queer History in the US, from the Publisher of the New York Times Bestseller The ABCs of Black HistoryIn a beautiful picture book brimming with P for Pride, writer and poet Seema Yasmin and illustrator Lucy Kirk celebrate all the joys and challenges of queer history in the United States through lively, rhyming verse and bright, colorful illustrations.
Unbecoming

Apr 15, 2024 | simonandschuster.com | Seema Yasmin

About The Book Two Muslim teens in Texas fight for access to abortion while one harbors a painful secret in this funny and heartfelt near-future speculative novel perfect for fans of Unpregnant. In a not-too-distant America, abortions are prosecuted and the right to choose is no longer an option. But best friends Laylah and Noor want to change the world.