World Hijab Day
So as it's #WorldHijabDay, I figured it was a good opportunity to talk about my novel "Under The Full and Crescent Moon" which, as you can see features hijabis, and actually the characters do discuss the practice.
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Book
Review of In the Country I Love
In The Country I love by Alaa Al-Barkawi is a messy family drama which isn't really my genre but perhaps it should be because this is a wonderful novel, the tl;dr is five stars, go preorder and/or buy if you're reading this after May 2026. Or find it in a library.
Personal Thankfulness
A lot happened in 2025 and, it's just who I am to be focused on the terrible things that are happening in the world.
Oh no Sharia!
So there's a lot of hate for Muslims out there and it's rising here at the end of 2025. One of the main avenues of attack is how terrible Sharia Law is, and I took these attacks very seriously when they flared up 24 years ago near the end of 2001. So much so that, unsatisfied with the social media takes on Sharia, I researched and read about its history and its mechanics.
All the things
It's surprising the number of things that need to be done after you're done writing a book to give it a good shot in the market. There's a lot of supplementary writing to do, and, nowadays, a whole lot of marketing effort that authors need to be put in too with things like making a website, newsletter, social media post and things like that. And I've done all of that and continue to do so for my novel "Under THe Full and Crescent Moon"
Islamic History Month and my novel
October is Islamic History Month or so I'm told and what better way to celebrate than picking up my novel that's based on Islamic history!
One week into being a published author
So it's been a week since my book "Under The Full and Crescent Moon" launched and the question becomes, What's next?
Plotting the book, Pantsing the Launch
So I'm a plotter, as a writer. Which means for my upcoming novel, "Under The Full And Crescent Moon", I had a very clear outline of what I wanted the story to be.
Less Than One Month
As seems to be tradition, I am writing this a day late. In less than a month my book comes out. I wish I could focus on just that amidst the devastation of the world.
But I kind of did yesterday!
Video Review of Oxford Soju Club
If you're looking for a story that engages both the mind and the heart in equal measure than I highly recommend Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park.
Let's get the disclaimers out of the way