KIA ABDULLAH chats with Paul Burke about her new thriller NEXT OF KIN, Atlas & Boots, growing up in Tower Hamlets, diversity in publishing, libraries, thrilling but keeping it real.

NEXT OF KIN: ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY…
Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is.
YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE…
Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot.
Racing to the carpark, she grasps the horror of what she has done.
IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE…
What follows is an explosive, high-profile trial that will tear the family apart. But as the case progresses it becomes clear there’s more to this incident than meets the eye…

KIA ABDULLAH is an author and travel writer from London. She has written for The New York Times, the Guardian and the Telegraph, and is the author of Truth Be Told and Take It Back, which was named one of the best thrillers of the year by the Guardian and the Telegraph.

Kia frequently contributes to the BBC, commenting on a variety of issues affecting the British Asian community, and is the founder of Asian Booklist, a site that helps readers discover new books by British Asian authors. Kia also runs Atlas & Boots, a travel blog read by 250,000 people a month. For more information about Kia and her writing, visit her website at kiaabdullah.com, or follow her at @KiaAbdullah on Instagram and Twitter.
https://www.atlasandboots.com/
https://www.asianbooklist.com/

KIA'S Recommendations:
OUT OF TOUCH - HALEH AGAR
HOW WE MET - HUMA QURESHI
NEVER SAW ME COMING - VERA KURIAN

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