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Sabaa Tahir

출생: November 07, 1983 – London, England, United Kingdom

Sabaa Tahir is an American novelist who writes young adult fantasy and contemporary fiction centered on power, resistance, trauma, and identity. She is best known for the #1 New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes series and All My Rage, which won the National Book Award and the Printz Award.

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Sabaa Tahir’s writing life grew out of an unusually transient childhood. Born in London and raised in California’s Mojave Desert, she spent her early years at her family’s 18-room motel, a place of constant arrivals and departures that sharpened her sense of impermanence and observation. She has spoken about the isolation of Ridgecrest, the racism and exclusion she experienced there, and the way books became both refuge and education. Storytelling began early in conversations with her mother and in handwritten fantasy drafts; at UCLA, where she majored in communication and wrote for the Daily Bruin, that private imaginative life met journalism and public language. ((https://www.firstdraftpod.com/episode-transcripts/2017/11/23/sabaa-tahir))

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I always wanted to write, but never admitted it to myself
-Writing Tips from Sabaa Tahir
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I learned how to not take things people say seriously
-How All My Rage Author Sabaa Tahir Fights Burnout by Refilling Her ‘Creative Well’
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But at the same time, all of my books, at their core, are stories about hope in dark times
-Sabaa Tahir Is Ready to Talk About Rage
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Any reader who needs to feel less alone, I hope they’re able to find this book
-Q&A: Author Sabaa Tahir talks childhood inspiration behind ‘All My Rage’
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I just want people to feel less alone
-A Fantasy Novelist Pivots to Contemporary Fiction
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I genuinely thought no one was ever going to read it
-Sabaa Tahir's Printz Win: Disneyland and an Emotional Support Cat
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there is a place for your words
-All My Rage: Sabaa Tahir's BGHB Fiction and Poetry Award Speech
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I wanted to build up to that
-Sabaa Tahir, author of ‘A Torch in the Night,’ drew from her day job and upbringing
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I didn't fit in because I looked different from everybody else, and my family didn't fit in
-Former Journalist Sabaa Tahir Writes Dystopian Fantasies Inspired By The News

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"This is not the Sabaa Tahir you know, but it’s the Sabaa Tahir you need to know"

Jodi Picoult

"Sabaa Tahir’s razor-sharp writing never shies away from the world’s harshness while always finding the light in the dark"

Adam Silvera

"In a triumphant return to her glorious world, Sabaa Tahir blazes a new trail"

Victoria Aveyard

"Former journalist Sabaa Tahir writes dystopian fantasies inspired by the news"

NPR

"Sabaa Tahir shows us the healing, redemptive power of forgiveness, of hope, of connection in her stunning contemporary debut"

Samira Ahmed

"Sabaa Tahir is an expert storyteller and Heir is another feather in her cap"

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"Sabaa Tahir Is Ready to Talk About Rage"

TIME

"We all know Sabaa Tahir is a master at creating epic fantasy worlds filled with terrifying, imaginary monsters"

Nicola Yoon

"Sabaa Tahir is an unmatched storyteller—I’ll read anything she writes"

Alex Aster

"Sabaa Tahir Refuses to Pull Her Punches"

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