you x me

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“You x Me is a remarkable kaleidoscope of the tangled and tender terrain of human relationships. With nuance, emotional precision and vulnerability, Ayla Vejdani renders queer, cross-cultural dynamics to reveal how intimacy can at once unsettle and sustain us.” — Zaina Arafat

“The poetic language and thoughtful representation offer a smart, sexy panorama of what love can look like. … This book is unlike any other romance.” — KIRKUS REVIEWS

“A spiritual and expansive collection…”
—ForEword RevieWS

“…for everyone in need of a reminder that love is powerful.” — SWOOON

YOU x ME is a series of modern entanglements: Noura swipes right on Luna with a little help from her group-chat, Maryam and Nilou fall for each other between shared playlists, while Paz and Ale reminisce about the sweat-soaked dance floor of their youth. Set in cosmopolitan settings from Los Angeles to Montreal, each chapter can be read as an independent love story, though the book has a unifying thread of characters. This hot and hopeful QTBIPOC contemporary romance offers space to lust, cry, laugh and make revolutionary love all at the same time.

As Maya Angelou encourages, this book calls readers to “have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”

about the author

Ayla Vejdani (she/her) is a storyteller, holder of space and curator of experience. Raised and educated all over the world, she has a master’s in human rights, is an inclusive leadership consultant, and the co-host of The SHIFT podcast. She speaks four languages and laughs in all. Ayla is a queer Iranian-Canadian from Tkaronto/Toronto living in Tiohtia:ke/Montréal, raising her two young children. She is an insatiably creative, romantic realist who believes in magic

Events

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upcoming events:

TORONTO:

WORKSHOP “BIPOC STORIES FROM WITHIN”: TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026 | 7 - 8:30 PM | ANOTHER STORY BOOKSHOP | Register

MONTREAL:

PANEL “TELLING QUEER STORIES”: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026 | 2 PM | WILD PRIDE x JOIE DES LIVRES

LONDON, UK:

BOOK LAUNCH: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 | 7 - 8:30 PM | Common Press Books | Moderator: gayathiri kamalakanthan | RSVP

WORKSHOP “BIPOC STORIES FROM WITHIN” | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 | 7 - 8:30 PM | THE COMMON PRESS | Register

MORE TO COME:

TBA | BROOKLYN, US | Moderator: ZAINA ARAFAT

TBA | EDMONTON, CA | Moderator: Dr. Kalyani Thurairajah

TBA | LISBON, PT

TBA | ZAGREB, HR

PAST EVENTS:

MONTREAL:

BOOK LAUNCH: TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026 | 6 - 8 PM | L'Euguélionne | Moderator: francesca ekwuyasi | RSVP

SIGNING: SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026 | 10 - 12 PM | Royale Ginette

TORONTO:

BOOK LAUNCH: TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026 | 7 - 9 PM | HOPELESS ROMANTIC| Moderator: Farrah Khan | RSVP

OTTAWA:

SIGNING: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 | 1 - 3 PM | Perfect Books

BOOK LAUNCH: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 | 6:30 - 8 PM | evermore books | Moderator: August Chun | RSVP

you x me conversations

Watch the interview series here.

media

KIRKUS Review | “The poetic language and thoughtful representation offer a smart, sexy panorama of what love can look like. … This book is unlike any other romance.”

ForEword RevieWS | “A spiritual and expansive collection…”

SWOOON | 14 Best LGBTQ+ Romance Books of 2026 | “…for everyone in need of a reminder that love is powerful.”

Interview with Bonnibel Rambatan.

Interview with I Heart Sapphfic

Mizna: 30 NEW SWANA BOOKS TO READ IN 2026 | “…exploration of love in all its stages.”

Publisher Weekly’s: Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview

Publisher’s Weekly’s starred review of Someplace Generous named “Luna x Noura” which is a chapter in You x Me.