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Sabaa Tahir
Sabaa Tahir
Pakistani Writer
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Reading about people who were so truly voiceless and powerless - Liberian child soldiers, Sudanese refugees, and, especially, Kashmiri women whose husbands or sons were imprisoned by the army with no hope of release - made me think about how I would feel if someone took my brothers from me. Sabaa Tahir
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My dad was very strict. He was absolutely the Tiger Dad. You know, 'You got a 98% on this test? Why didn't you get 100?' That was normal life for my brothers and I. Sabaa Tahir
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Like so many other young South Asians in America, I am the product of two cultures whose conflicting values pull at me with equal urgency. Never have I felt as torn between the two as I do about the question of marriage. Sabaa Tahir
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Great novels have great characterization no matter what. But multiple points of view let me examine characters from entirely different perspectives, allowing me to learn more about everyone in the process. Sabaa Tahir
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I felt like an outcast and turned to books, fantasy in particular, to find a place for myself. Reading took me away from this world, which I needed. Sabaa Tahir
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When I asked myself what I'd want to see in a comic about a Pakistani superhero, the first word that came to mind was 'relatable.' Sabaa Tahir
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Young readers can sense when you're not addressing what's actually going on. Sabaa Tahir
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Literature taught me that I wasn't alone, that I could become a writer if I worked at it, that my story mattered. Whether a young reader becomes a writer or not, they deserve to know that their story, whatever it may be, is important. Sabaa Tahir
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As a teenager, I felt so hemmed in and trapped, both by the place I lived and the expectations others had about school, college, and a future career. Sabaa Tahir
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Like me as a teen - and like many teenagers now - my characters are at a peculiar crossroads in their lives. They desperately seek freedom. But at the same time, they are constantly thwarted. Sabaa Tahir
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I don't go on social media with a mercenary intent to promote. That's just wrong. I go to learn, to listen, to have fun, to find people who love what I love and who introduce me to new things. That's where the joy is: in the interactions. Sabaa Tahir
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In fantasy and science fiction, world-building is an essential part of the story. But as a reader, I don't just want descriptions of food, clothing, and places. I want to understand the world to its core, through the eyes of those who live in it. Sabaa Tahir
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For a while, gently bumping into my nightstand meant a pile of 50 books clattering onto my head and the floor. After the 10th time this happened, I moved most of the books to a shelf in the spare room. Now, my nightstand is sort of like a bookish country club. And not all books get in. Sabaa Tahir
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My readers and I, we have the same taste, and it's awesome. They'll tell me about stuff that I haven't heard of. Sabaa Tahir
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You walk into BookCon, and everybody is so excited... it's just paradise. Sabaa Tahir
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I think that YA stories have a lot of heart, and I think that whatever age we are, we connect to them because we sort of see ourselves in them. Sabaa Tahir
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Honesty and truth in writing is so important, and I think that YA writing above all is honest, and I think that appeals to anyone of any age. Sabaa Tahir
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It was hard to feel hated as a child. Sabaa Tahir
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I was 5 when I got the speech about how I would have to work harder and longer than everyone else because I was brown. Sabaa Tahir
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I grew up raiding my brother's comic book stash. I tried to lose myself in fiction. Sabaa Tahir
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How far do you go in following orders? So many people use it as an excuse, right? 'I was following orders.' But what does that mean? Sabaa Tahir
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When you write your first book, you're writing in a vacuum; it doesn't matter how much time it takes. And then with the second book, you're on contract, and you have deadlines, and it's a little bit tougher. And also the expectations. You don't want to let your characters down. Sabaa Tahir
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I grew up feeling voiceless and powerless as a kid. I turned to books - fantasy books in particular - to give me comfort. As I grew up, I realized I could find that sense of power and voice if I simply started writing. Sabaa Tahir
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My brother had a big comic book chest, and he kept the key in the exact same place. So when he would leave for camp or be gone for a few days at a friend's house, I would totally sneak into that room and open the comic book chest and see 'X-Men' and 'Sandman' and all the Neil Gaiman stuff and all the Marvel stuff and some old 'Thor' comics. Sabaa Tahir
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I actually like love triangles in books. That's one of the main reasons why I wrote one. I really love love triangles. Sabaa Tahir
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I grew up in a small town in the Mojave Desert where conservative Republicans were as common as cacti. Inexplicably, I grew up liberal and a feminist. Sabaa Tahir
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