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writer/screenwriter. Author of Night of Power, Baby Khakis Wings. (Penguin Random House) Writer on Transplant (CTV/ NBC)

Toronto, Ontario
Joined February 2009
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So excited to be part of this with brilliant poet and interviewer, @catgrahampoet
Tonight at 7pm, By The Lake Book Club presents an intimate and interactive peek behind the pages of @anarali's newest book, Night of Power. Join @catgrahampoet as she interviews the author in this special virtual presentation. Learn more at toronto.ca/assemblyhall/.
Check out @farzanadoctor brilliant, moving, and essential new book, Seven.
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“Transplant” is coming to America— tomorrow ( Sept 1) on NBC! From the Wall Street Journal: “The series will make its debut as the best medical show on American television, which is something given the competition (even just on NBC). “
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One of my fave characters on Transplant ( maybe because she reminds me of my nieces :), Bash’s little sister, Amira, played by the amazing @sirena.gulamgaus. Episode 4, tonight at 9pm, written by Jenn Engels ( also a fave) #growingupbrown #transplantctv #ctv
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"Transplant (created by Joseph Kay) is unusual in its emotional grit and sometimes thriller-like pace... Transplant has its own energy and voice." Very happy to have been part of this groundbreaking show. Transplant airs tonight on CTV @ 9pm! theglobeandmail.com/arts/tel…
From Sea to Sea. At the launch of Isabel Allende’s beautiful and wrenching new novel, Long Petal of the Sea. @Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts #isabelallende #miami #arshtcenter #thisisnotthesuperbowl
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Essential reading, from Desmond Cole (a fellow Red Deer-ite). The Skin We’re In. #desmondcole #ago #theskinwerein @ AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario
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Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Services: Justice for Santina Rao - Sign the Petition! chng.it/RPhDWh5J via @CdnChange
An ad from @goldenglobes last night. Transplant, starring a Syrian refugee doctor as the lead (!) and played by the imitable hmzlhq airs this Spring. I was lucky enough to be in the writing room in Toronto. @… instagram.com/p/B6_UM2UgAAw/…
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My year in books. Thank you, authors, for your faith and support and love. To many more bestsellers in 2020.
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Just got my copy of Night of Power, which was recently published on the Indian subcontinent. Here it is next to the North American copy. The key difference? The stars are made of “tinsel” making them sparkle, which… instagram.com/p/B6L_Zf1gg4u/…
My mom hasn't read either of my books. Not because her English isn't good. But she comes from a culture of oral storytelling, not reading. She's a great storyteller herself—it's part of her everyday life—
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The way she speaks, recounts her day, shares community/family news. I've always loved this way about her. More than the print copy, I'm incredibly happy to share this news. The audiobook of my novel, Night of Power, narrated by Ali Momen, is now officially available.
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Tonight! (Nov 5th) Would love to see u there.
Join us tomorrow for a special In Her Voice evening featuring Anar Ali (Night of Power), and Jessica Westhead (Worry), who will tell us about their exciting new novels Doors at 6, event begins 6.30. We'll bring cookies and you bring a friend! RSVP: eventbrite.ca/e/in-her-voice…
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Would love to see you here — a Reading with a writer I admire, the lovely @JessicaWesthead. This Tuesday at the beloved @BenMcNallyBooks.
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.@anarali reads from Night Power at ‘Where the Heart Is’. Excerpt covers the Edi Amin expulsion of South Asians from Uganda in 1972 who came to Canada as refugees.
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