The Author
Sumeya Abdi Ali
Sumeya Abdi Ali has been creating worlds for as long as she can remember. She first started off making comic books as a child, then progressively moved on to writing short stories and novels. Ali currently resides in the golden state of California with her husband. Disarming Dakota is her debut novel. In 2025, she graduated from UCLA with a degree, majoring in History and minoring in Black Studies. She loves libraries, photography, baking, and watching a film a day. The Boston Public Library is the location of her profile picture.
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“Real people aren’t meant to be perfect and neither are my characters.”
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