After a leukemia diagnosis at age 22 cut short Jaouad’s career aspirations as a foreign correspondent, she began writing her widely read New York Times column and video series “Life, Interrupted” from the front lines of her hospital bed.

Suleika Jaouad (/ s uː ˈ l eɪ k ə dʒ ə ˈ w ɑː d / soo-LAY-kə jə-WAHD; [1] Arabic: سليكة جواد) is an American writer, advocate, and motivational speaker. [2] She is the author of the "Life, Interrupted" column in The New York Times and has also written for Vogue, Glamour, NPR's All Things Considered and Women's Health.

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Suleika Jaouad is the author of the instant New York Times bestselling memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, which has been translated into over 20 languages, and the forthcoming The Book of Alchemy, a meditation on the central questions of life and how a creative practice can help us transform difficult passages into something useful, even beautiful.

Aug 22, 2013 · Suleika Jaouad (pronounced su-LAKE-uh ja-WAD) is a 24-year-old writer who lives in New York City. Her column, “Life, Interrupted,” chronicling her experiences as a young adult with cancer,...

“An extraordinary collection of wisdom from some of the world’s greatest writers—and an inspiring set of prompts for your own writing. The Book of Alchemy is a springboard to new ideas, new insights, and new identities.”

She has written reported features, essays and commentary for New York Times Magazine, Vogue, NPR and Glamour, among other publications. Her highly anticipated debut memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, is forthcoming from Random House in February 2021.

Mar 1, 2022 · Born in New York City to a Tunisian father and a Swiss mother, Suleika Jaouad's career aspirations as a foreign correspondent were cut short when, at age 22, she was diagnosed with leukemia. She began writing the acclaimed New York Times column and video series "Life, Interrupted” from the front lines of her hospital bed, and has since become ...

Suleika Jaouad is an Emmy Award-winning writer, speaker, cancer survivor and author of the forthcoming memoir Between Two Kingdoms. She wrote the acclaimed New York Times column “Life, Interrupted” and is the subject of the accompanying video series, which chronicled her journey with leukemia throughout her twenties.

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