Author Interview: Hena Khan on Learning New Techniques to Reach Readers Across Age Categories & in Various Formats

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By Mitu Malhotra

Today we welcome Hena Khan to Cynsations as she discusses her new middle grade graphic novel, We are Big Time, illustrated by Safiya Zerrougui (Penguin Random House, 2024), featuring an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team.

This is a stellar year for Hena with five books out. Despite he...