✧ G I V E A W A Y ✧ . 💬 If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? . To cure her post–senior year slump, made worse by the loss of her aunt Sonia, Noreen is ready to follow her mom on a gap year trip to New Delhi, hoping India can lessen her grief and bring her voice back. . In the world’s most polluted city, Noreen soon meets kind, handsome Kabir, who introduces her to the wonders of this magical, complicated place. With Kabir’s help—plus Bollywood celebrities, fourteenth-century ruins, karaoke parties, and Sufi saints—Noreen begins to rediscover her joyful voice. . But when a family scandal erupts, Noreen and Kabir must face complicated questions in their own relationship: What does it mean to truly stand by someone—and what are the boundaries of love? . Thank you to @shebakarim for sending me a copy of the book and teaming up with me for a great giveaway! Enter to win a signed copy of The Marvelous Mirza Girls and swag! . TO ENTER: - follow me, @shebakarim and @storygramtours - tag a friend you think will be interested . For EXTRA entry: - visit @moonlight_rendezvous and repeat these steps . RULES: - Giveaway will end May 31st at midnight EST - US ONLY - not affiliated with Instagram - must be 18 or have parents permission - must be a public account so I can verify entries . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #TheMarvelousMirzaGirlstour #TheMarvelousMirzaGirls #ShebaKarim #epicreads #storygramtours #bookstagrammer #bookshelf #bookshelves #shelfie #bookshelfdecor #rainbowshelves #rainbowshelfie #ireadya #yabookstagram #yabooks #booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #readersgonnaread #alwaysreading #booksaremagic #booksaremyfriends #readingmakesmehappy #girlsthatread (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPQeNGxNEai/?utm_medium=tumblr

The summer after her freshman year in college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala and religious but closeted Umar. But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what better escape than New Orleans? The friends pile into Umar’s car and start driving south, making all kinds of pit stops along the way–from a college drag party to a Muslim convention, from alarming encounters at roadside diners to honky-tonks and barbeque joints. Along with the adventures, the fun banter, and the gas station junk food, the friends have some hard questions to answer on the road. With her uncle’s address in her pocket, Mariam hopes to learn the truth about her father (and to make sure she didn’t inherit his talent for disappearing). But as each mile of the road trip brings them closer to their own truths, they know they can rely on each other, and laughter, to get them through. 

I went to HarperCollins Canada yesterday! Here are some upcoming books I picked up, check out the #FrenzyPresents hashtag on Twitter to see all the incredible books we talked about. Thank you @hccfrenzy for the invite. #bookstagram #hccfrenzy #yabooks #harpercollins #coverlust #ramonablue #juliemurphy #kaylaolson #thesandcastleempire #shebakarim #romancingthethrone #laurieforest #nadinejoliecourtney #theblackwitch #thatthingwecallaheart (at Harper-Collins Canada)