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  • Muslim Lit Festival Day 1

    What a fabulous day at the Muslim Lit Fest in Birmingham today!! Looking forward to Part II tmrw!! Why not come along to my creative writing workshop? https://www.tickettailor.com/events/muslimlitfest/1157964 (Yes, this is me making my very own handmade notebook!!) It was so wonderful to begin the day meeting the lovely @katerafiqstudio for the Palestinian poetry workshop,…

  • Eid Gift Idea 🤩☺️ (and kittens)

    I’ve roped the kittens into a bit of modelling today. D’you blame me?! It’s #Day33 and nearly Eid. So if you’d like to gift a beloved friend or family member, look no further than Ladybird Stories for Eid, written by me and read by the awesome @Actornabil 🤩🤩🤩 Enjoy!! 🎉 #cats #catsofinstagram #catscatscats #catsareawesome #catsarecute…

  • Brand New Ladybird Books! 📕

    How fabulous that my actual Ladybird books will be out this month!! I’ve always dreamed of adding to my extensive Ladybird collection on my bookshelf. And this month, this dream will come trruuueeeee! I held them in my hands and they smell like actual Ladybird books which is so surreal!!!! (But also quite obvious 🤣🤣)…

  • Hay-On-Wye (Town of Books)

    We visited Hay-On-Wye, the town of books, a few weeks ago. It has over 20 bookshops and is also the site of the annual Hay Festival. It was every bit as wonderful as I thought it would be for a book-loving family like ourselves! It was especially awesome to pick up some vintage copies of…

  • Fight Back!

    YAY!! Super excited to receive such fabulous book post this weekend! I cannot wait to read this book which has a cover and premise that has intrigued me for months now! My boys loved your book, ‘Boy, Everywhere’ and I am super excited to bring, ‘Fight Back’ into the hearts and minds of the young…

  • My Eid Stories in Waterstones!!

    Super excited to see this fantastic audiobook in my local Waterstones! Congratulations to the whole team!! 🥳🥳🥳

  • Zaytuna Book Club 🤲🏼🥰

    “Women who read are dangerous” 😁💪🏽🌹Cannot believe one of my favourite shaykhs has begun a book club and is teaching a masterclass on reading!!AlhamduLillah! Woohoo!! Intro here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4RXG1iGU9M ⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣ #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblogger #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram #bookclubs #bookcommunity #bookish #booklove #booklover #booklovers #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookphotography #bookreview #books #booksbooksbooks #bookshelf #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #goodreads #igreads…

  • Stories for Eid by Sidra Ansari 😃

    Totally blown away by the audiobook reading of my Stories for Eid collection by the awesome Nabil Elouahabi, @Actornabil! Thank you! What a treat to listen to these with my family this evening. Not allowed to share with anyone yet, but they’ll be out just in time for Eid this Spring 🤩@ladybirdbooks. If you’d like…

  • Onjali Has Been Awarded an MBE!

    Onjali Q Rauf, award winning author who I had the honour of interviewing this year has been awarded an MBE. Isn’t that just amazing?! You can read the interview here…

  • Billy Swift Takes Flight by Iszi Lawrence; A Review

    Fancy some fantastic flying lessons on a war plane? Follow 14yo Billy Swift on this epic WWII adventure. If you want oodles of girl power packed in a historical fiction novel and a fresh perspective from a WWII pilot, then this is the book for you and your child(ren)! Billie is a brave and bold…