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Linda "Jamilah" Kolocotronis was an American Muslim writer and former educator in American Islamic schools. Of Greek origin, she converted to Islam at the age of 23, [1] and she published several Islamic fiction novels as well as her doctoral dissertation. [2] Kolocotronis changed her first name to Jamilah when she became Muslim in 1980.
The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [15] making it one of the best-selling books of all time. As of June 2017, the series has been translated into 85 languages, [ 16 ] placing Harry Potter among history's most translated literary works .
The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century is a ranked list of the 100 best novels published in the English language since January 1, 2000. Selection criteria [ edit ]
It is the first book in The Crescent Moon Kingdoms series. The book was published by DAW Books in February 2012. [1] The book was nominated for the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2013 David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer and the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novel. [2] [3] It won the 2013 Locus Award for Best First Novel. [4]
Jamil Ahmad (June 1, 1931 – July 12, 2014) was a Pakistani civil servant, novelist and story writer. He wrote in the English language. He is known for his anthology, The Wandering Falcon which was short listed for Man Asian Literary Prize, widely known as Asia's highest literary award, in 2011.
Everett, whose acclaimed 2001 novel Erasure was turned into the Oscar-nominated 2023 film American Fiction, is a modern literary star and James is another lacerating, smart novel. (Mantle) (Mantle ...
[3] [4] RT Book Reviews gave Ten Things I Hate About Me four and a half stars and nominated it for their 2009 RT Award for Young Adult Novels. [5] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books also gave it a positive review, remarking that while the book had some issues Jamie's "character and motivations remain convincing and her self ...
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan is an American writer and professor, best known for her debut novel Big Girl (2022). Her short story collection Blue Talk & Love received the 2018 Judith A. Markowitz Award for emerging LGBT Q writers from Lambda Literary .