Samira Ahmed once owned a golden ball. It was actually rubber with gold-colored flecks, but for the sake of storytelling, picture a gold ball, magic, one of a kind. Certainly, she liked to believe ...

Since the publication of her debut novel, Love, Hate & Other Filters, in 2018, Samira Ahmed has become known for her YA fiction featuring strong, smart, and passionate Muslim American teenage girls.

Samira Ahmed is no stranger to book bans. Several of her novels have been pulled from library shelves. Her new YA novel, "This Book Won't Burn" is a response. When it comes to staying informed in ...

As editor of her high school newspaper in Batavia, Ill.—a small town about an hour west of Chicago—Samira Ahmed got used to asking tough questions. The paper was where she first thought deeply about ...

Samira Ahmed, a New York Times bestselling YA (Young Adult) author, makes history as the first South Asian woman to write a comic book series for “Ms. Marvel.” The announcement: The new series, titled ...

Samira Ahmed is a YA novelist best known for works such as Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, and Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know. And in September she is writing her first comic book, Ms Marvel #1, ...

That small island was undergoing some tumultuous cultural changes, at the time A Hard Day’s Night was filmed. “In all my work”, Ahmed says, “I’m fascinated by the intersection of pop culture, politics ...

ComicBook.com: So after reading the announcement for the new series, it’s obvious you’re a huge Ms. Marvel fan. How did you land the gig for writing this new adventure for her? Samira Ahmed: I would ...

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Author Samira Ahmed at 57th Street Books in Chicago, October 2019. Credit - Jean Lachat—University of Chicago; Courtesy Samira Ahmed As editor of her high school newspaper in Batavia, Ill.—a small ...