Suleika Jaouad (pronounced su-LAKE-uh ja-WAD) is a best-selling author, an Emmy Award–winning journalist, and a cancer survivor. 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 early twenties. She has written for the New York Times Magazine, NPR, Vogue, and Glamour, among other publications. Her debut memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, was an instant bestseller. Listed among Mogul’s 35 Under 35 most influential and inspiring young women worldwide, Suleika travels the globe sharing her story of making the most of a life interrupted—and empowering others to find purpose in pain and transform challenges into creativity.

American Symphony, the story of how Suleika and her husband, Jon Batiste, moved creatively and fiercely through her recent cancer relapse, was nominated for Best Original Song at the 96th Academy Awards.

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