Asghar is the author of the poetry collection If They Come for Us, as well as a filmmaker, educator, and performer.They are the writer and co-producer of the Emmy-nominated web series, Brown Girls ...

Fatimah Asghar's debut novel When We Were Sisters is a coming-of-age novel that follows three orphaned Muslim-American siblings left to raise one another in the aftermath of their parents' death.

For the past few weeks, I have been reading “If They Come for Us,” the 2018 debut poetry collection by Pakistani American writer Fatimah Asghar. Asghar has lived a life defined by history and culture, ...

Fatimah Asghar. One World, $27 (224p) ISBN 978-0-593-13346-0. Asghar follows the poetry collection If They Come for Us with her elegant debut novel, ...

Asghar followed that with the poetry collection “If They Come For Us,” providing an insightful look into the collective violence of partition, the bloody period following India’s ...

I n 2018, Fatimah Asghar published their debut poetry collection, If They Come For Us.Now, Asghar’s debut novel, When We Were Sisters, channels their poetic sensibilities into a tender tale ...

Recently, I read “When We Were Sisters” by Fatimah Asghar, who is known for her poetry collection “If They Should Come For Us.” The lyrical beauty of the book made it an extremely ...

Fatimah Asghar's debut novel When We Were Sisters is a coming-of-age novel that follows three orphaned Muslim-American siblings left to raise one...When We Were Sisters is a coming-of-age novel that ...

Fatimah Asghar's debut novel When We Were Sisters is a coming-of-age novel that follows three orphaned Muslim-American siblings left to raise one another in the aftermath of their parents' death.

Fatimah Asghar is the first recipient of the Carol Shields prize for fiction for their debut novel When We Were Sisters. The award was announced Thursday evening at Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn.

Fatimah Asghar, author of When We Were Sisters. Cassidy Kristiansen / PR. Fatimah ... They will receive $150,000 as well as a writing residency at Fogo Island Inn in Newfoundland and Labrador.