Loan Stars is the readers’ advisory tool that allows library staff across Canada to collaboratively select their favourite forthcoming titles. Using CataList, the online catalogue service and order management tool available for free to libraries, library staff can endorse the Fiction, Non-Fiction, Juvenile, and Young Adult titles they want to recommend to their patrons. The titles with the most recommendations become Loan Stars picks!
But who are the authors and illustrators behind these great Loan Stars reads?
We find out in our series, Meet the Loan Stars.
Meet Sabina Khan 🍁
Photo credit: Tanya Kuriyedath
Sabina Khan is the author of The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali and Zara Hossain Is Here. She writes about Muslim teens that straddle cultures and she is passionate about creating awareness around LGBTQIA+ issues. Sabina’s latest book, Meet Me in Mumbai, is on the September & October 2022 Jr. List!
Meet Sabina and learn all about her love for libraries, book recommendations, and more in the interview below.
If you could visit any library in the world, where would you go?
Alexandria, Egypt.
Do you have a favourite librarian, real or fictional?
My elementary school librarian in Bangladesh who picked out books for me when I was just learning English.
Which book would you choose to recommend to library patrons?
Anything by Nicola Yoon or Julian Winters.
What does being a Loan Stars pick mean to you?
I'm so thrilled and honoured that Meet Me in Mumbai was picked!
Thank you for answering our questionnaire, Sabina!
Are you a Loan Stars-recommended author or illustrator who wants to be featured on our blog? Get in touch with us to get started.
Until next time!
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