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Iman Hariri-Kia
New York Times Bestselling Author of "A Hundred Other Girls" and "The Most Famous Girl In The World"
Iman Hariri-Kia is an Iranian-American writer, editor, and author. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, recipient of the Annabelle Bonner medal, and nationally acclaimed journalist, she covers sex, relationships, identity, and adolescence.
Hariri-Kia previously served as the Deputy Editor of Her Campus, where she acted as an editorial site lead and relaunched the brand for a Gen Z audience, as well as the Sex & Relationships Editor of Bustle and Elite Daily, where she hosted the YouTube series "No Shame Sex-Ed." Her work has appeared in Vogue, New York Magazine’s The Cut, Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, and other outlets. Apple Books named Hariri-Kia one of its writers to watch in 2022.
Hariri-Kia has written extensively about her experience with detox teas and laxative-based bulimia. Through Harvard Striped, she began working with lawmakers on legislation that would ban the sale of diet products to minors. Hariri-Kia has appeared on the "TODAY" show, CBS, DailyMail TV, and New York 1 News to talk about her activism and has testified in City Hall.
Her debut novel, "A Hundred Other Girls," a smart, modern story about the shifting media landscape and one Middle Eastern American writer finding her place in it, was named Barnes & Nobles' August Fiction Pick, as well as one of the best books of the summer by "Good Morning America," USA Today, the New York Post, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and more. CBS Studios and Uzo Aduba's Meynon Media are adapting the novel for television.
Hariri-Kia’s sophomore novel, "The Most Famous Girl In The World," a campy, scathing indictment of modern celebrity and a thrilling rollercoaster ride of unhinged hijinks, was published in fall 2024. It was named Harper’s Bazaar’s September Book Club Pick, as well as one of the best books of the fall by Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Katie Couric, The Knot, Author Link, Canadian Living, and more.
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