From New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra comes this uplifting contemporary teen anthology celebrating South Asian stories and writers.

From first crushes to first heartbreaks, complicated family dynamics to community relationships, this powerful collection of stories explores race, class, culture, language, and the very idea of home as both a place and a feeling.

Edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra and featuring some of the most acclaimed, bestselling South Asian authors writing for teens today—this is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it means to be South Asian.

With stories by:


Anuradha D. Rajurkar, award-winning author of American Betiya
Fatimah Asghar, author of If They Come for Us and cocreator behind the Emmy-nominated miniseries Brown Girls
Jasmin Kaur, celebrated author of When You Ask Me Where I’m Going and If I Tell You the Truth
Navdeep Singh Dhillon, author of Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions
Nikesh Shukla, acclaimed author of Coconut Unlimited; The One Who Wrote Destiny; Run, Riot; The Boxer; and Stand Up
Nisha Sharma, celebrated author of My So-Called Bollywood Life, Radha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance, and The Karma Map
Rajani LaRocca, Newbery Honor–winning author of Red, White, and Whole
Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, Hollow Fires, and the Amira & Hamza middle grade duology,
Sheba Karim, award-winning author of Skunk Girl, That Thing We Call a Heart, Mariam Sharma Hits the Road, and The Marvelous Mirza Girls
Tanuja Desai Hidier, critically acclaimed author of Born Confused and Bombay Blues
Sarah Mughal Rana, author of Hope Ablaze
Tanya Boteju, author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens and Bruised
Tashie Bhuiyan, author of Counting Down with You, A Show for Two, and Stay with My Heart
Veera Hiranandani, Newbery Honor–winning author of The Night Diary, How to Find What You’re Not Looking For, and Amil and the After
Kanwalroop Singh
Rekha Kuver


Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Praise for Magic Has No Borders:

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year for Teens 2023!

“This anthology pushes the boundaries of fantasy, drawing on a broad range of settings, figures, and tales from South Asian religions, mythologies, and history...engrossing, and entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews

'This collection of short stories featuring South Asian characters and magic fills a void while celebrating culture and genre. As short story collections go, this strong selection featuring South Asian characters is joyous and original. Add it to the shelf.' —School Library Journal

'Editors Ahmed and Charaipotra have gathered a host of South Asian authors and illustrators to create a marvelous anthology, with fourteen fantasy and science fiction stories that deeply explore legends, myths, and historical events, all reimagined from different regions and cultures in the South Asian diaspora. Readers will indeed find magic within this breadth of stories.' —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books