Click below to see interviews and/or Saints and Misfits and Love from A to Z discussed/cited!
LOVE FROM A TO Z press:
Entertainment Weekly (review): April Top Pick of the Month – LOVE FROM A TO Z
Washington Post: A Summer List for Fans of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”
Globe and Mail (review): Lovers in a Dangerous Time
THE TODAY SHOW (NBC): Best Summer Reads 2019
Refinery29: The Best YA Books of Summer
Book Riot: Best Books of 2019 So Far
Global’s The Morning Show: Love from A to Z
Star Tribune: SUMMER BOOKS
Globe & Mail Books Spring Preview: Spring Books to Dive Into
Bustle: ‘Love From A To Z’ By S.K. Ali Is A Spring Break Romance That Tackles Big Issues
CBC Books: The CBC Books Summer Reading List
Buzzfeed: 29 YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring
CBC Books: 9 Canadian Love Stories to Read This Summer
Quill and Quire: Kidlit Spring Preview 2019
CBC Books: 29 Canadian Kids Books & YA to look for in spring 2019
Book Riot: Love from A to Z Review
The Young Folks: Love from A to Z Review
CBC Books: 11 Canadian Books We Can’t Wait to Read
Bustle: 21 New Romance Novels To Make Your Spring Reading Even Dreamier
Popsugar: The Best New YA Novels for Teens and Tweens in 2019
Bustle: 37 New Books Coming Out in April 2019
Common Sense Media Review: 5 Stars
Industry Reviews for Love from A to Z:
Kirkus – Starred Review “Powerful and heartfelt”
School Library Journal – Starred Review “featuring characters readers will fall in love with…sure to become a beloved book”
Shelf Awareness – Starred Review “Beautiful”
Quill & Quire – Starred Review “Teens and adults of any cultural background will relate to the book’s themes of family, loss, friendship, uncertain futures, and first loves.”
APALA Review “Highly original…Don’t be surprised if you find yourself looking up to a fictional eighteen-year-old. “
SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox Review “…a beautiful, complex, and important book…shows the power of anger, peace, and connection.”
Publishers Weekly “This charming romance…deftly addresses challenging subjects such as chronic illness and cultural appropriation; sensitive portrayal…makes this love story stand out.”
Globe & Mail Books: “takes what seems like just another adorable teenage love story and pushes it to a whole new level…This is S.K. Ali’s second book and it’s a powerful one”
SAINTS AND MISFITS press:
Kirkus Review: 10 Best Contemporary Teen Reads of 2017
Entertainment Weekly: The Ten Best YA Books of 2017
Globe and Mail Review: Saints and Misfits
CBC Radio The Next Chapter: Why S. K. Ali Believes in Girl Power
Book Riot: Best Books of 2017
Mental Floss: The Best Children’s Books of the Year, According to Bank Street
Buzzfeed: YA Novels You’ll Want to Read
Entertainment Weekly Book Review: Saints and Misfits Should Be Your Next Read After T.H.U.G.
EW: 5 YA Novels That Should Become Television Shows ASAP
Kirkus: 11 Fresh Takes on Teen Romance
Kirkus: Behind the Masks
NBC News: #MuslimShelfSpace
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY – 35 Most Anticipated Books of 2017
Huffington Post: #MuslimShelfSpace
Popsugar: Top Middle Grade and YA Reads of the Summer
Flare: Make this Modern Day My So-Called Life Your Next Book Club Read
CBC: The Great Canadian Reading List
Metro Morning‘s Summer Reading List for Kids
CBC: Spring Books 2017
Globe and Mail: Reflected on the Page
Toronto Star: Book Picks for Every Weekend of Summer
National Post: Put Muslim Characters Who Don’t Need to be Saved on School Reading Lists
Salon: Forging an Individual Identity
Huffington Post: 9 Great Young Adult Novels for Politically Engaged Readers
Barnes & Noble: Anticipated OwnVoice Reads
Entertainment Weekly: Muslim Authored books
First Chapter Excerpt (Entertainment Weekly)
PureWow: 15 Incredible New YA Novels
Bravo: 9 Beach Reads
Q (CBC Radio): 4 Books You Need to Read This Month
Common Sense Media Review: 5 Stars
Entertainment Weekly: Summer Must-Reads: 20 Books to Read this Summer
CBC Books: 7 Canadian Books to Read if You Love Jane Austen
Bustle: The Best Novels Coming Out in June 2017
American Booksellers Association: Indies Introduce Title Q&A with S. K. Ali
Kirkus: 11 Tales of Struggle and Self-Discovery
School Library Journal: 32 Stellar Titles
The Social (CTV): Saints and Misfits is a Muslim Girl-Power Story
Q (CBC Radio): June 28, 2017 (from the 24:11 mark)
Your Morning (CTV): S.K. Ali Shares the Meaning of Her New Book
Pop-culturalist: 3 Diverse Contemporary YA Novels to Read in 2017
Quill & Quire: The Problematic Representation of Muslim Girls in Children’s Literature
Quill & Quire: Simon & Schuster Sheds Light on the Complexities of Muslim Identity
PRISM International: Monsters, Saints and Misfits, an interview with S. K. Ali
Industry Reviews for Saints and Misfits:
Quill & Quire Review
Horn Book Review
Publisher’s Weekly Review
Kirkus – Starred Review
Booklist – Starred Review
School Library Journal – Starred Review
SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox Review
My Writing
NBC News: Ramadan – Personal Essay
School Library Journal: Time For Confrontation – Moving Forward in the Diversity Conversation
Publicists:
U.S.: Lisa Moraleda, contact: lisa.moraleda@simonandschuster.com
Canada: Michelle Skelsey at michelle.skelsey@simonandschuster.ca
