Home Has No Borders

From New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra comes this uplifting contemporary teen anthology celebrating South Asian stories and writers.

From first crushes to first heartbreaks, complicated family dynamics to community relationships, this powerful collection of stories explores race, class, culture, language, and the very idea of home as both a place and a feeling.

Edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra and featuring some of the most acclaimed, bestselling South Asian authors writing for teens today—this is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it means to be South Asian.

With stories by:

• Anuradha D. Rajurkar, award-winning author of

American Betiya • Fatimah Asghar, author of

If They Come for Us • and cocreator behind the Emmy-nominated miniseries

Brown Girls • Jasmin Kaur, celebrated author of

When You Ask Me Where I’m Going • and

If I Tell You the Truth • Navdeep Singh Dhillon, author of

Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions • Nikesh Shukla, acclaimed author of

Coconut Unlimited; The One Who Wrote Destiny; Run, Riot; The Boxer; • and

Stand Up • Nisha Sharma, celebrated author of

My So-Called Bollywood Life • ,

Radha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance • , and

The Karma Map • Rajani LaRocca, Newbery Honor–winning author of

Red, White, and Whole • Samira Ahmed,

New York Times • bestselling author of

Love, Hate & Other Filters • ,

Internment • ,

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know • ,

Hollow Fires • , and the Amira & Hamza middle grade duology,

• Sheba Karim, award-winning author of

Skunk Girl • ,

That Thing We Call a Heart • ,

Mariam Sharma Hits the Road • , and

The Marvelous Mirza Girls • Tanuja Desai Hidier, critically acclaimed author of

Born Confused • and

Bombay Blues • Sarah Mughal Rana, author of

Hope Ablaze • Tanya Boteju, author of

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens • and

Bruised • Tashie Bhuiyan, author of

Counting Down with You • ,

A Show for Two • , and

Stay with My Heart • Veera Hiranandani, Newbery Honor–winning author of

The Night Diary • ,

How to Find What You’re Not Looking For • ,

• and

Amil and the After • Kanwalroop Singh

• Rekha Kuver

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Praise for Magic Has No Borders:

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year for Teens 2023!

“This anthology pushes the boundaries of fantasy, drawing on a broad range of settings, figures, and tales from South Asian religions, mythologies, and history...engrossing, and entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews

""This collection of short stories featuring South Asian characters and magic fills a void while celebrating culture and genre. As short story collections go, this strong selection featuring South Asian characters is joyous and original. Add it to the shelf."" —School Library Journal

""Editors Ahmed and Charaipotra have gathered a host of South Asian authors and illustrators to create a marvelous anthology, with fourteen fantasy and science fiction stories that deeply explore legends, myths, and historical events, all reimagined from different regions and cultures in the South Asian diaspora. Readers will indeed find magic within this breadth of stories."" —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books