Saleema Nawaz is the author of the short story collection Mother Superior, which was shortlisted for the Quebec Writers’ Federation Best First Book Prize. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Bone & Bread engages. Nawaz... is successful at building nuanced characters and reflecting the uneasy and untidy nature of family relationships. - Nadia Kidwai, Winnipeg Free Press

Nawaz draws the core relationships with immaculately rendered delicacy; she gives the narrative time and space to unfold and evolve in a way that carries uncanny emotional punch. - Ian McGillis, Montreal Gazette

Bone and Bread... is an emotionally complex, riveting story. [It] is a poignant read, but it captivates because it brims with humanity. Nawaz hustles the reader along with vivid writing, scintillating characters, and the alluring element of mystery. - Jennifer Hunter, Toronto Star

Bone and Bread is ambitious... Nawaz successfully portrays a strong yet tumultuous bond between the two sisters. - Heather Leighton, Globe and Mail

Nawaz invites her reader into an intimate and devastating history, and holds you right until the end. - Emily M. Keeler, National Post

... absorbing... - Athena McKenzie, Zoomer

Saleema Nawaz’s debut novel Bone and Bread sets poetic prose against the complex mythology of a small family... Nawaz’s wellcrafted narrative and vivid descriptions immerse the reader in Beena and Sadhana’s world. - Maisonneuve

Saleema Nawaz returns with a big and beautiful novel... a first novel that rewards the reader's emotional involvement with a quietly tragic examination of the numerous solitudes in the life of one family. - Kamal Al-Solaylee, Quill & Quire

…emotionally complex and nuanced… - Alexis Kienlen, Alberta Daily Herald Tribune

With an elegance and fluidity of prose rare in first novels, Canadian writer Nawaz presents a masterful examination of the ties that bind people together and the quiet endurance required for sustaining those bonds through the countless travails of life and death. - Booklist