Uzma Jalaluddin (pronounced “oo-z-MA Jah-LA-loo-deen”) is the author of four bestselling novels, most recently MUCH ADO ABOUT NADA (2023), which the New York Times described as, “in a word, brilliant,” as well as THREE HOLIDAYS AND A WEDDING (2023), a multi-faith holiday romcom co-written with Marissa Stapley. Her 2021 publication, HANA KHAN CARRIES ON, is currently in development with Amazon Studios and Mindy Kaling to be a feature film and was named Best Romance Novel by the Washington Post. Her debut novel, AYESHA AT LAST (2019), was recognized as a Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, Cosmopolitan UK Book of the Year, and Publisher’s Weekly Best Book, and is being adapted for film in Canada. Uzma is a former contributor to The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper. Her long-running column focused on the comedic and heartfelt aspects of parenting as a second-generation Canadian. She has contributed an essay to The Atlantic, and her first play, THE RISHTA - a family farce about arranged marriage - debuted in Spring 2023 at Montreal’s Centaur Theatre. A popular and prolific public speaker, Uzma has spoken to high school and university classes in Canada and the United States, and participated in book clubs, library events, and literary festivals around the world, in addition to many radio and television interviews with NPR, Good Morning America, and the CBC, to name a few outlets. Uzma grew up in a diverse suburb of Toronto and continues to live nearby with her husband and two teenage sons, where she teaches high school. The first installment of her cozy mystery series, THE AUNTY DETECTIVE, is forthcoming from HarperCollins Canada in 2025.

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