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
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
tour
The book tour is currently being planned. As dates develop they will be updated here, on Instagram and in the newsletter. If you would like to co-create an event don’t hesitate to reach out.
MONTREAL:
EVENT: TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026 | 6 - 8 PM | L'Euguélionne | Moderator: francesca ekwuyasi | RSVP
SIGNING: SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026 | 10 - 12 PM | Royale Ginette
TORONTO:
EVENT: TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026 | 7 - 9 PM | HOPELESS ROMANTIC| Moderator: Farrah Khan | RSVP
SIGNED BOOKS: ANOTHER STORY and TYPE BOOKS
OTTAWA:
SIGNING: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 | 1 - 3 PM | Perfect Books
EVENT: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 | 6:30 - 8 PM | evermore books | Moderator: August Chun | RSVP
DETAILS TO COME | BROOKLYN, US | Moderator: ZAINA ARAFAT
DETAILS TO COME | LONDON, UK | Moderator: gayathiri kamalakanthan
DETAILS TO COME | LISBON, PT
you x me conversations
Watch the interview series here..
substack
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.”
Forward Review | Coming soon.
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.