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Tanaz Bhathena is an award-winning Zoroastrian author of contemporary and fantasy fiction. Her young adult books include Hunted by the Sky, which won the White Pine Award and the Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize, and The Beauty of the Moment, which won the Nautilus Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction. Her acclaimed debut, A Girl Like That, was named a Best Book of the Year by numerous outlets including The Globe and Mail, Seventeen, and The Times of India. Her debut adult fantasy, Witch Daughter, will be published in fall 2026 by Grand Central.


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Tanaz Bhathena Hello! Thanks for the kind comments for A GIRL LIKE THAT! The book took me ten years to write. I am not a full time writer; I still have a day job. Ho…moreHello! Thanks for the kind comments for A GIRL LIKE THAT! The book took me ten years to write. I am not a full time writer; I still have a day job. However, I hope I can write full time someday. (less)
Tanaz Bhathena I can't answer any questions (yet) about The Wrath of Ambar series and the characters from that world. However, OF LIGHT AND SHADOW is a standalone no…moreI can't answer any questions (yet) about The Wrath of Ambar series and the characters from that world. However, OF LIGHT AND SHADOW is a standalone novel set in the same universe (Svapnalok) and will release in May 2023. :)

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A Girl Like That

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Announcing: WITCH DAUGHTER!

I have a new book forthcoming in fall 2026 :)

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