# Sabaa Tahir

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American young adult novelist

Sabaa Tahir Tahir at the 2015 National Book Festival Occupation Novelist Language English Nationality American Alma mater UCLA Genre Fantasy Notable works An Ember in the Ashes series All My Rage Notable awards National Book Award Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Michael L. Printz Award Website sabaatahir.com

**Sabaa Tahir** is an American[1] [young adult](/source/Young_adult_fiction) novelist best known for her [*New York Times*-bestselling](/source/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list) *[An Ember in the Ashes](/source/An_Ember_in_the_Ashes)*, its sequels, and the novel *[All My Rage](/source/All_My_Rage)*.[2]

Two of her novels, *An Ember in the Ashes* and *A Torch Against the Night,* were listed among *Time* Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time in 2020.[3] In 2022, her novel *[All My Rage](/source/All_My_Rage)* won the 2022 [Boston Globe–Horn Book Award](/source/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award), the [National Book Award for Young People's Literature](/source/National_Book_Award_for_Young_People's_Literature)[4] and the [Michael L. Printz Award](/source/Michael_L._Printz_Award).*[5]* In 2025, her novel *Heir* was shortlisted for the inaugural New Adult Book Prize,[6] won the Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novel – Young Adult,[7] and the Libby Award for Young Adult Book of the Year.[8]

Tahir has also published non-fiction reviews and essays in *The New York Times*,[9][10] *The Washington Post*[11] and *Vox*.[12]

## Life

Tahir grew up in the [Mojave Desert](/source/Mojave_Desert) in [Ridgecrest, California](/source/Ridgecrest%2C_California), with her parents and two older brothers.[1] Her parents had emigrated from [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan) to the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) before moving their family to the [United States](/source/United_States).[1] She attended [UCLA](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles), during which time she interned at *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. After graduation, she took a job there as a copy editor.[13] She currently lives in the [San Francisco Bay Area](/source/San_Francisco_Bay_Area).[1]

## Bibliography

### Fantasy

#### *An Ember in the Ashes* series

- *[An Ember in the Ashes](/source/An_Ember_in_the_Ashes)*. 2015.

- *[A Torch Against the Night](/source/A_Torch_Against_the_Night)*. 2016.

- *[A Reaper at the Gates](/source/A_Reaper_at_the_Gates)*. 2018.

- *A Sky Beyond the Storm*. 2020.

#### *Heir* duology

(Spin-off to *An Ember in the Ashes*)

- *Heir*. 2024. – winner of the 2025 [Ignyte Award](/source/Ignyte_Awards) for Outstanding Novel – Young Adult,[14] and the [Libby Award](/source/Libby_Book_Awards) for Young Adult Book of the Year.[8]

- *Empire*. 2026.

#### Graphic novels

(Prequel to *An Ember in the Ashes*)

- *A Thief Among the Trees*. 2020.

- *A Spark Within the Forge*. 2022.

- TBA

### Contemporary

- *[All My Rage](/source/All_My_Rage)*. 2022.

### Short fiction

- "Reirin". *[From a Certain Point of View](/source/From_a_Certain_Point_of_View)*. [Del Rey](/source/Del_Rey_Books). 2017.

- Parker, Natalie C., ed. (2017). "Waiting". *Three Sides of a Heart*. [HarperCollins](/source/HarperCollins).

- Chambers, Veronica; Giles, Jeff, eds. (2019). "News of the Day". *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*.

- Ahmed, Samira, ed. (2023). "What the Winds Stole". *Magic Has No Borders*. [HarperTeen](/source/HarperTeen).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) ["'A Torch Against the Night' author Sabaa Tahir lights fantasy with dark true-life tales"](http://ew.com/article/2016/09/02/author-sabaa-tahir-ignites-dark-truths-torch-against-night/). *EW.com*. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sabaa Tahir | Penguin Random House"](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/226080/sabaa-tahir). *www.penguinrandomhouse.com*. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time"](https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/). *Time*. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["School Library Journal"](https://www.slj.com/story/aint-burned-all-the-bright-by-jason-reynolds-all-my-rage-by-sabaa-tahir-win-2022-boston-globe%E2%80%93horn-book-awards).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Printz Winner 'All My Rage' Shares Universal Experiences and Message of Hope Youth Media Awards"](https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/Printz-Winner-All-My-Rage-Shares-Universal-Experiences-and-Message-of-Hope-Says-Author-Sabaa-Tahir-2023). *School Library Journal*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["'Standout' New Adult Book Prize shortlist reflects 'wealth of talent' in the industry"](https://www.thebookseller.com/news/standout-new-adult-book-prize-shortlist-reflects-wealth-of-talent-in-the-industry). *[The Bookseller](/source/The_Bookseller)*. August 28, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2025 Ignyte Awards Results"](https://ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2025-results/). *FIYAH Literary Magazine*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-libby2025_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-libby2025_8-1) ["2025 Libby Book Awards Winners"](https://locusmag.com/2025/03/2025-libby-book-awards-winners/). Locus Magazine. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/books/review/the-nameless-city-by-faith-erin-hicks.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Katniss Evergreen Hunger Games"](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/books/katniss-everdeen-hunger-games.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["MS. MARVEL: Why does Marvel's latest book succeed? Because its new Muslim teen superhero is 'sweet, conflicted and immensely relatable'"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/ms-marvel-why-does-marvels-new-reboot-succeed-because-its-muslim-teen-superhero-is-sweet-conflicted-and-utterly-relatable/2014/02/04/42908ac8-8dc6-11e3-95dd-36ff657a4dae_blog.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["The Ghosts of our Motel"](https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22770860/sabaa-tahir-motel-families-immigrants).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Diaz, Shelley. ["Chatting with Sabaa Tahir, SLJTeen Live! 2018 Keynote Speaker"](http://www.slj.com/?detailStory=sljteen_sabaa-tahir-interview). *School Library Journal*. Retrieved April 6, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ig2025_14-0)** ["2025 Results"](https://ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2025-results). [FIYAH Literary Magazine](/source/FIYAH_Literary_Magazine). October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

v t e Michael L. Printz Award 2000: Myers – Monster 2001: Almond – Kit's Wilderness 2002: Na – A Step From Heaven 2003: Chambers – Postcards from No Man's Land 2004: Johnson – The First Part Last 2005: Rosoff – How I Live Now 2006: Green – Looking for Alaska 2007: Yang – American Born Chinese 2008: McCaughrean – The White Darkness 2009: Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road 2010: Bray – Going Bovine 2011: Bacigalupi – Ship Breaker 2012: Whaley – Where Things Come Back 2013: Lake – In Darkness 2014: Sedgwick – Midwinterblood 2015: Nelson – I'll Give You the Sun 2016: Ruby – Bone Gap 2017: Lewis, Aydin, and Powell – March: Book Three 2018: LaCour – We Are Okay 2019: Acevedo – The Poet X 2020: King – Dig 2021: Nayeri – Everything Sad Is Untrue 2022: Boulley – Firekeeper's Daughter 2023: Tahir – All My Rage 2024: King, Anderson, Charlton-Trujillo, Levithan, McCarthy, McLemore, Neri, Reynolds, Ribay, and Sanchez – The Collectors: Stories 2025: Teer, Julia – Brownstone

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