Slums of Paradise - Paperback

by Samiha Hoque (Author)

Author Biography

Samiha Hoque is a Bangladeshi American environmentalist and author of the picture books A Country of Beautiful People and Brave Is the Tiger. She is a two time Climate Justice Fellow for the Center for Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH), and she holds a B.S. in the Earth and Environmental Sciences with an English minor. Her debut novel, Slums of Paradise, was selected as a She Writes Press STEP winner and explores the intertwining nature of immigration, marriage, and politics. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Samiha now lives with her extremely outdoorsy and romantic husband in Delaware.