Uzma Jalaluddin

1 week ago | kirkusreviews.com | Uzma Jalaluddin

Who could resist “Jack Reacher in a dupatta”? An aunty with keen observational skills uses her many talents to investigate a murder and save her family’s reputation. Kausar Khan, still healing from her husband’s death a year ago, gets a call no mother wants to receive—her daughter is the prime suspect in a murder investigation.

Sep 25, 2024 | harpercollins.ca | Uzma Jalaluddin

A Novel Format: Book Overview Author Info When her grown daughter is suspected of murder, a charming and tenacious widow digs into the case to unmask the real killer in this twisty, page-turning whodunit—the first book in a cozy new detective series from the acclaimed author of Ayesha at Last After her husband’s unexpected death twelve months earlier, Kausar Khan never thought she’d receive another phone call as heartbreaking—until her thirty-something daughter, Sana, phones to say she’s been...

Sep 21, 2024 | desiblitz.com | Tavjyot Kaur |Uzma Jalaluddin |Embody Greatness"

With the rise of TikTok, romance novels have had a resurgence. In contemporary literature, South Asian characters and narratives also find their way into the spotlight, and readers are offered more diverse experiences. A new place they have started to emerge is as love interests in books by both Western and South Asian authors. From novels based across the globe and covering a wide range of experiences, these books offer a unique perspective on South Asian heritage.

Aug 1, 2024 | time.com | Meg Zukin |Uzma Jalaluddin

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. By Meg ZukinAugust 1, 2024 8:10 AM EDTOutspoken and opinionated Ayesha Shamsi is a teacher by day and an aspiring poet by night in Uzma Jalaluddin’s refreshing retelling of Pride and Prejudice.

May 23, 2024 | cbc.ca | Catherine Hernandez |Uzma Jalaluddin |Premee Mohamed |Sadi Muktadir

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. Throughout the month and beyond, CBC Books is highlighting books across many genres by writers of East Asian, South Asian, Western, Central and Southeast Asian descent. Death by a Thousand Cuts by Shashi BhatDeath By A Thousand Cuts is a short story collection by Shashi Bhat. (McClelland & Stewart, Olivia Li)Death by a Thousand Cutstraces the funny, honest and difficult parts of womanhood.