16 Top contemporary books like Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

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Hana Khan Carries On

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.95

Format: 368 pages, ebook

From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of “You’ve Got Mail”. H…

"Books are like people, you have to give them room to breathe."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"Everything is better told as a story, and mine is still unfolding."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"I had filled my heart and hands with everyone else’s burdens, had accepted their worries as if they had been my own, assuming they were all doing the same for me—but they weren’t."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"Then you tell me your favourite colour so I can send you flowers, your favourite place so I can take you there, your favourite book so I can read it just so we can argue about it. I know you want to work in radio, and I plan to cheer you on every step of the way. I might even listen to TSwift, if you insist."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

If you liked the contemporary plot in Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Zazen by Vanessa Veselka

1. Zazen

By: Vanessa Veselka

3.56

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Somewhere in Della’s consumptive, industrial wasteland of a city, a bomb goes off. It is not the fi… read more

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  • fiction
"You could always industrialize,"

-Vanessa Veselka, Zazen

"Oh, you must be part of the underground no one’s ever heard about."

-Vanessa Veselka, Zazen

"I like to think of myself as a coworker with lots of experience rather than a boss,"

-Vanessa Veselka, Zazen

"...if anybody was going to blow up the Superland™ Wal-Mart, it was going to be me. Not some fucking crusty punk."

-Vanessa Veselka, Zazen

2. Saints and Misfits

By: S.K. Ali

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Audiobook

Saints and Misfitsis an unforgettable debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life...… read more

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3. The Other Half of Happiness (Sofia Khan, #2)

By: Ayisha Malik

3.48

Format: 241 pages,

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4. She Wore Red Trainers

By: Na'ima B. Robert

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When Ali first meets Amirah, he notices everything about her--her hijab, her long eyelashes and her… read more

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5. Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged

By: Ayisha Malik

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Brilliant idea! Excellent! Muslim dating? Well, I had no idea you were allowed to date.' Then he l… read more

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6. Love From A to Z

By: S.K. Ali

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Love From A to Z book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"We're allowed to cry."

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"Life goes on, even if love doesn't."

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"But it's not smooth sailing" "Life isn't?"

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"But it's not smooth sailing." "Life isn't"

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

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7. Hotline

By: Dimitri Nasrallah

4.15

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A vivid love letter to the 1980s and one woman’s struggle to overcome the challenges of immigration… read more

Similar categories in Dimitri Nasrallah's Hotline book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Here i am on my own, because of him, maybe free from a life that was turning into a prison, but cast away like a bad-luck omen too. Now I must give myself to others to survive. The world has judged t…"

-Dimitri Nasrallah, Hotline

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8. Salaam, with Love

By: Sara Sharaf Beg

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making une… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sharaf Beg's Salaam, with Love book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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9. Hana Khan Carries On

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.95

Format: 368 pages, ebook

From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of “You’ve Got Mail”. H… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • retellings
  • canada
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Books are like people, you have to give them room to breathe."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"Everything is better told as a story, and mine is still unfolding."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"I had filled my heart and hands with everyone else’s burdens, had accepted their worries as if they had been my own, assuming they were all doing the same for me—but they weren’t."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"Then you tell me your favourite colour so I can send you flowers, your favourite place so I can take you there, your favourite book so I can read it just so we can argue about it. I know you want to …"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

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10. Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

By: S.K. Ali

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this fun and fresh sequel to Saints and Misfits, Janna hopes her brother’s wedding will be the p… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits) book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Throughout our lives, pain visits us in turns. There isn't a human alive that hasn't been touched by pain. We all carry scars and wounds, but only some rise to the surface to be seen and commented on…"

-S.K. Ali, Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

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11. Lucky Leap Day

By: Ann Marie Walker

3.50

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Friends becoming something much more in this hilarious romantic comedy from author Ann Marie Walker… read more

Similar categories in Ann Marie Walker's Lucky Leap Day book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Courting Samira

By: Amal Awad

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Set in Sydney, Australia, Courting Samira is a charming and frothy romantic comedy about a twenty-s… read more

Similar categories in Amal Awad's Courting Samira book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew

13. Dandelion

By: Jamie Chai Yun Liew

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Chai Yun Liew's Dandelion book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. It All Comes Back to You

By: Farah Naz Rishi

3.49

Format: 432 pages, ebook

After Kiran Noorani's mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close. Then out of … read more

Similar categories in Farah Naz Rishi's It All Comes Back to You book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Where you live, where you love, where you breathe--that is where your home will be."

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"Who you have feelings for—that is not a choice. Feelings happen whether you want them to or not. But love isn’t a feeling; it’s the act of planting a seed and putting in the time and care it needs to…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"DEEN: What about you? KIRAN: Hmm . . . seeing the future! KIRAN: I want to be able to see the future. DEEN: Feeling anxious about the future? KIRAN: Yeah. Always. KIRAN: Especially lately. DEEN: How’…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"There are millions of shayaris and ghazals and songs that spin beautiful words about what love is: fire, wine, pain," he goes on. "But that is all passion. Feeling. Love, on the other hand, is an act…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

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15. The Next New Syrian Girl

By: Ream Shukairy

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's The Next New Syrian Girl book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story

By: S.K. Ali

4.53

Format: 75 pages, ebook

Adam and Zayneb —engaged but continents apart for so long— are finally in the same city! Even th… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Love from Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali

17. Love from Mecca to Medina

By: S.K. Ali

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprisin… read more

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  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"So he would get away from it all and sit in the cave to grieve and pray for change-yes, in the best ways he knew how. And then"

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

"Everyone is important. When you know that and believe and act upon it, everything and everyone around upou will feel at peace with you"

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

"Everyone is important. When you know that and believe it and act upon it, everything and everyone around you will feel at peace with you."

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

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18. My Other Half

By: Neya B

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's crazy how fate can change the outlook on our future. Hayat didn’t plan to meet the man who … read more

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  • romance
  • muslims
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
"You’re my home, Hayati. Ilove you in this dunya and the akhira. Until Jennah reunites us."

-Neya B, My Other Half

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19. The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed

By: Noreen Mughees

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Sonali Dev and Uzma Jalaluddin, Noreen Mughees’s sparkling debut novel reunites… read more

Similar categories in Noreen Mughees's The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Qureshi

20. When a Brown Girl Flees

By: Aamna Qureshi

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her mother forces Zahra to make an i… read more

Similar categories in Aamna Qureshi's When a Brown Girl Flees book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • audiobook
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"My life had been so full, so why had I felt so empty in it?"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

"Loneliness was like an old pair of socks I should have gotten rid of ages ago- though worn and slightly scratchy, they were somehow comfortable despite the discomfort"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

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21. Four Eids and a Funeral

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.71

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Four Eids and a Funeral book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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Vanessa Veselka

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4.12

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Hotline

Dimitri Nasrallah

4.15

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Salaam, with Love

Sara Sharaf Beg

4.06

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Daniel Aleman

4.06

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Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

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Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

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Claire Forrest

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