From YA Fiction to Memoir: Andaleeb Wajid's Literary Evolution

Andaleeb Wajid is a hybrid author, having published nearly 50 novels in the past 15 years. She enjoys writing in a number of different genres such as young adult romance and horror. Her YA novel Asmara Summer was adapted for Screen to become Dil Dosti Dilemma on Amazon prime and other works are in the process of being optioned or adapted. Her YA novel the Henna Startup was the winner of the Neve Literature Festival Award 2024, Crossword Book Award 2024 and the TOI Author Award 2025, along with receiving Honorable Mention at the BK Awards 2024. In this conversation, Wajid discusses her memoir Learning to Make Tea for One.