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LOVE FROM A TO Z PRESS: BEST OF 2019 LISTS

• ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: THE TEN BEST YA BOOKS OF THE YEAR

• KIRKUS: BEST YA ROMANCE OF 2019

• SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOKS 2019

• SHELF AWARENESS: BEST CHILDREN’S & TEEN BOOKS OF 2019

• CBC BOOKS: THE BEST CANADIAN YA AND MIDDLE-GRADE BOOKS OF 2019

• CANADIAN CHILDREN’S BOOK CENTRE: BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS & TEENS

• INDIGO: TOP TEEN BOOKS 2019

• 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”

• CBC BOOKS: MARGARET ATWOOD, LOUISE PENNY, S.K. ALI, MALCOLM GLADWELL AMONG GOODREADS’ 2019 BEST BOOK NOMINEES

• GLOBE AND MAIL (REVIEW): LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME

• THE TODAY SHOW (NBC): BEST SUMMER READS 2019

• SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: BEST YA BOOKS OF THE DECADE, ACCORDING TO THE BEST YA AUTHORS OF THE YEAR

• 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”

OTHER REVIEWS:

• THE DAILY STAR: OF LOVE AND FAITH

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