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Samina Ali

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Born
Hyderabad, India
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Fiction, Memoir

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Samina’s debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, was the winner of France’s prestigious Prix Premier Roman Étranger Award and a finalist for both the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction and the California Book Reviewers Award. Poets & Writers Magazine named it a Top Debut of the Year. In 2013, she curated the acclaimed global exhibition Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices, showcasing work by Muslim women artists, activists, and thought leaders around the world. Her Tedx talk has over 8 million views. Her upcoming memoir, Pieces You’ll Never Get Back, is a harrowing story about her unlikely survival after the birth of her son.

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
Samina Ali What a great question! In Pieces You'll Never Get Back, I describe how neurologist after neurologist didn't believe I would live, much less recover li…moreWhat a great question! In Pieces You'll Never Get Back, I describe how neurologist after neurologist didn't believe I would live, much less recover like I did. People keep asking me the same question my neurologist asked me on my last follow-up appointment: how did you do it, how did you recover? I don't know if I'll ever really know ....(less)
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Samina Ali I've been reading memoirs for several years as I write my own, Pieces You'll Never Get Back. I'm really curious now to read more fantasy, magic, and y…moreI've been reading memoirs for several years as I write my own, Pieces You'll Never Get Back. I'm really curious now to read more fantasy, magic, and young adult. I love how you can explore relevant issues in such a powerful way in this genre. If you have recommendations, please send them!(less)
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Madras on Rainy Days
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The Importance of Model Books

When I teach fiction writing in the Online Novel Certificate Program at Stanford University, I tell my students all the time to read books that are similar to the ones they are currently writing. If you're writing a romance, find other romance novels. Crime/detective story? Find other ones similar to your own. Our books don't live in isolation. Books are in conversation with one another.

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“No matter where you are, keep your life simple - that is all I am saying. Remember, a rich man is not the one who has the most, but one who desires the least.”
― Samina Ali, Madras on Rainy Days
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“whatever is happening outside, Beta, your must not let it sink into your flesh. Do not punish your body for what it cannot control.”
― Samina Ali, Madras on Rainy Days
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“We each have our own beliefs. What is important is not to piush your beliefs onto others.”
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