A proud Bangladeshi New Yorker, Samiha holds a bachelor's in Earth and Environmental Sciences with a minor in English and is enrolled in UCLA's Editing and Publishing Certificate program.
She acquires chapter books, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult fiction across a range of genres. In fiction, she has a soft spot for fantasy, historical fiction, and romance. In nonfiction, she leans toward career-based memoirs and science.
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Aisha is a British-Pakistani with a Bachelor's degree in Zoology. As a publishing assistant, she helps coordinate events, collaborations, and partnerships.
She also acquires older YA and adult sci-fi, fantasy, and select historical fiction. She prefers to read romance as a subplot (or less!). Note: she is NOT open to genre romance or children's fiction (chapter books, middle grade, or lower YA) in any genre.
Aisha loves anything to do with marine animals (and animals overall!) and is a fan of K-Drama.
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Muhammad Asadullah (Asad) is an Indonesian illustrator. He has always loved drawing from a young age because it brings his colorful inner world to the real world.
Asad loves storytelling, and he can now say that becoming a storybook illustrator is one of his dream jobs.
He works closely on book cover design and interior illustrations across all imprints of Shaherazad Shelves per project/as needed.