
To know more about them, please read my disclaimer. This blog post may contain affiliate links. Needless to say, it’s a pleasure to feature Karuna Riazi- the author of The Gauntlet & A Bit of Earth- on this blog today! To view more such posts by Muslim authors, make sure to check out this collaboration, Muslim Musings, spanning over Ramadan 2022.

No wonder readers excitedly cheered when the author announced her upcoming book for 2023: a middle-grade contemporary retelling starring a rebellious girl of Bangladeshi and Pakistani descent who finds herself shipped off to a white family on Long Island after losing her activist parents. Even it’s sequel, which can be read independently, deservedly demanded attention as a Middle Eastern Zathura meets Ready Player One. Pitched as a steampunk version of Jumanji, this high-stakes adventure brought a lot of fantastical twists and turns in the fascinating world of an evil architect and its magical creatures. In March 2018, a children’s fantasy followed a trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children.
