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I know that this is old and that the election wasn’t won but it’s Jawad’s birthday today and I’m so proud of him and all that’s he’s achieved!

Excited to announce our shortlists for the three Jhalak Prize awards: 1. Children's & Young Adult 2. Poetry 3. Prose In C&YA judge Lanisha Butterfield's words, we "defy anyone – of any age, to browse our shortlist(s) and not find something for them." #jhalakprizeat10

This year Independence Day is tinged with sadness as the person who taught me so much about 1947 is no longer with us.

This month we met to discuss Fundamentally by @Nussaibah we agreed that it was good book to read and it was well written. 📚

The Bradford Literature Festival 2025 programme is now live! 🚨 Click the link below to see what you can discover at this year's festival. Book your tickets now.👇 bradfordlitfest.co.uk #BradfordLitFest #LiteratureFestival #BookTok #BookSky #Bookstagram

There is always so much to see. Excited to see what there is planned.

Our book club had a fabulous time last night. It was a pleasure to meet @aadhand and hear him talk about his latest book The Chemist. Thank you to @BradfordLitFest for organising such a lovely event and we are excited to see what other events there will be soon!

Well what can I say about this fabulous book by @abdakhan5 It’s an addictive read which you won’t want to put down once you start reading. Congratulations Abda on writing this amazing book 📚

@abdakhan5 Off to bed now but wow. x

I started reading this fabulous book by @abdakhan5 this evening and I’m already almost halfway through it. It’s absolutely gripping the only reason I’m putting it down is because it’s past my bedtime and I have work in the morning!!!📚

Thank you so much for this @abdakhan5 it looks fabulous. I can’t wait to start reading it x

@abdakhan5 @chiselbury @karlou @relish_books @surjitparekh615 @judefire33 @YorkshireBook48 @DesiReads @DESIblitz @SthAsianWriters @BhamWaterstones They look amazing! Congratulations I can’t wait to read it x

Can’t believe I’ve been so neglectful with my youngest child and Bollywood classics. Currently watching Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge to put it right!! #Bollywood

It’s always a privilege when an author asks if you would like to read an ARC of their book especially when it’s one that you have been waiting to read 📚📚📚

My Goodreads challenge this year was just 30 books which I only just managed to complete. Considering it was such a busy that’s not too bad. For 2025 I’m going to set it at 36 #Goodreads #BookTwitter

2024 will always be remembered as the year which gave me so much happiness in seeing my first child getting married but also sadness as I lost the last remaining siblings of both my parents. Their love and duas are greatly missed 💕

@abdakhan5 @chiselbury @SEAresource @journomeek @writingwestmids @sampad_arts @Kala_Sangam @BirminghamWeAre @Deeyah_Khan @Bushra1Shaikh @SaimaMohsin Look forward to reading it 📚

It was a pleasure to be at the book launch of “Muslims Don’t Matter” by the brave @SayeedaWarsi It was lovely to see @Jemima_Khan and others who had come out to show their support. Well done Sayeeda on writing this fabulous book which is much needed in this current climate.