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Uzma Jalaluddin

Uzma Jalaluddin is the internationally bestselling author of Ayesha at Last and Hana Khan Carries On. A high school teacher, she has also written a regular column for the Toronto Star and contributed to The Atlantic. Her first novel was optioned for film by Pascal Pictures and her second novel was optioned for film by Kaling International and Amazon Studios. She lives in Toronto with her family.

Genres: Romance, Cozy Mystery

New and upcoming books

October 2026

Dina Gets Lucky

Series

Kausar Khan Investigates
1. Detective Aunty (2025)
2. Moonlight Murder (2026)

Novels

   Ayesha At Last (2018)
   Hana Khan Carries On (2021)
   Much Ado about Nada (2023)
   Three Holidays and a Wedding (2023) (with Marissa Stapley)
   Yours for the Season (2025)
   Dina Gets Lucky (2026)

Award nominations

2024 RNA: Christmas/Festive Holiday Romantic Novel Award (finalist) : Three Holidays and a Wedding

Uzma Jalaluddin recommends

Where Her Secrets Lie (2026)
Katie Tallo
"Katie Tallo's Where Her Secrets Lie introduces Eleanor 'Lenny' Bird, a septuagenarian, kickboxing, hard-drinking grandmother whose audacious spirit comes in handy when she faces off against a terrifying local crime boss. Set in the sinister underbelly of Ottawa, Canada's capital city, the novel is both a fun and twisty thriller and an exploration of family and second chances. Highly recommend!"

The Book Tour (2026)
Emily Ohanjanians
"Steamy, swoony, and loads of fun, Emily Ohanjanians's debut, The Book Tour, is a triumph!"

The Holiday Honeymoon Switch (2024)
Julia McKay
"Can't choose between a sunny winter getaway or a classic small-town Christmas? You can have it all in Julia McKay's delightful novel The Holiday Honeymoon Switch. Holly and Ivy are best friends who trade trips after a cancelled wedding, and both find love, adventure, and community in this heart-warming tale perfect for the holidays. A big-hearted story filled with ride-or-die friendship and swoony romance, times two...best enjoyed with a cup of cocoa!"

Never Been Better (2024)
Leanne Toshiko Simpson
"Life after the psych ward combined with a destination wedding and secrets between friends can only lead to raw yet heartfelt hijinks in this delightful debut by Leanne Toshiko Simpson. Searing and honest, Never Been Better is that most rare of things - a novel that combines humor, heartache and hope in one page-turning package, with lyrical and wickedly funny writing in spades. Simpson is a writer to watch!"

How to Be Found (2023)
Emily Pohl-Weary
"An endearing portrait of the power of friendship and found family, Emily Pohl-Weary's YA novel, How to Be Found, is an engaging mix of mystery and coming-of-age, set in a gritty Toronto neighbourhood. Not to be missed."

The Christmas Wager (2023)
Holly Cassidy
"As delicious and comforting as a warm cup of cocoa with cinnamon, The Christmas Wager is sure to delight!"

Blackwater Falls (2022)
(Detective Inaya Rahman, book 1)
Ausma Zehanat Khan
"Poignant and powerful, this brilliant new series by Ausma Zehanat Khan is set at the intersections of race and identity, policing and community, global and local. Blackwater Falls is a page-turning, pulse-racing headlong jump into a complicated, nuanced community--one that Detective Inaya Rahman and her colleagues are determined to shake up. An astonishing, moving story. I can't wait for more!"

Jameela Green Ruins Everything (2022)
Zarqa Nawaz
"Nawaz is a comic genius who has done the impossible in this brilliant fiction debut: Jameela Green Ruins Everything is, all at once, an incisive examination of recent Middle East history, a biting indictment of Western imperialism, and a darkly comic satire on terrorism. Follow Jameela Green, the comic she-ro for our modern times, as she bumbles through the unimaginable on this hilarious whirlwind adventure. I guarantee you will never think about the phrase 'East meets West' in quite the same way again. Three cheers for Jameela Green!"

What a Happy Family (2021)
Saumya Dave
"Evocative and nuanced, Saumya Dave's latest novel, What a Happy Family, captures the tenderness of first and second generation immigrant family life, while providing an empathetic portrait of generational trauma and its impact on mental health. I fell in love with the Joshi family, and enjoyed every step of their journey back to each other!"

Better Luck Next Time (2020)
Kate Hilton
"Compulsively readable and very, very funny, Kate Hilton's Better Luck Next Time is that rare novel that manages to capture the extraordinary in everyday life. I cheered on the Goldstein-Hennessy clan, even as I laughed and cried at their mishaps. A heartfelt, delicious read, one not to be missed!"

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