Samina Ali

Samina Ali is an award-winning author, curator, and popular speaker. Her debut
novel, Madras on a Rainy Day won France’s prestigious Prix Premier Roman Etranger
and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in fiction.

Her curation of the groundbreaking exhibition Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art and Voices and
her viral Tedx talk (over 8.5 million views) express her passionate advocacy for contemporary women
who are defining their own identities and shattering pervasive stereotypes. Her work has been
featured as part PBS’s documentary series America at a Crossroads. She was invited to present her work at the Nobel Women’s Initiative Conference to six female Nobel Peace Prize Winners.

Samina's latest memoir, PIECES YOU'LL NEVER GET BACK, is
about how her encounter with death from a nearly fatal pregnancy illness
fundamentally changed how she lives. Posing timely questions about faith,
hopelessness, and identity, her memoir moves beyond her broken brain to become a
mirror for our current fractured society—ultimately providing a roadmap for how we
can piece ourselves, and our communities, back together.

Named a "Most Anticipated Book of 2025" by multiple outlets, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Pieces You'll Never Get Back was an April pick by the celebrity book club, Belletrist. It won the Asian Pacific American Award in Nonfiction. The screen rights to the memoir have also been sold.