Yara Kaleemah, born and raised in Newark, NJ, published her
first novella 'Too Much to Chew' under Salaam Presents in 2012 and has since
written and self-published 12 others including, 'Even the Bluest Eyes' as the
founder of S.W.A.G Presents, LLC. When asked how she became an author, Yara
Kaleemah recalls spending summers in the Big Apple at a camp for emerging play-writers,
Teach Enlighten Empower Motivate Productions, operated by Dr. Claudia Aldamuy.
That is where her inspiration  to tell
the stories in her head was first ignited and over the years, she's learned
that every little thing could be fuel for the next big idea.

 "Once, I was on
a bus and overheard a conversation between two older women about some drama in
their neighborhood. That day, I was inspired to write what would become 'Gossip
Village'." Yara once told Crystal Alexis, (Owner of Sizzling Sassy
Productions), writer for the former 'FE Mag' (Published, 2015). FE Mag was one
of the many endeavors embarked on by, as it was then called, S.W.A.G
Productions aimed at women of minorities who have faced adversities on the
biases of race, religion, and/or gender. The purpose of the magazine was to
encourage women to be themselves and to embrace who they are. Furthermore, the
publication also included advertisements and information about other women
owned small businesses from all over the country.

In 2015, Yara Kaleemah and Crystal Alexis collaborated in
the publication of, 'Please Don't Kill Me: An Anthology against Domestic
Violence'. This anthology includes both fiction and non-fiction narratives,
written by serval writers, that illuminate the fact that millions of people
have experienced domestic violence and while many have survived many more have
lost their lives as a result of mental, emotional, sexual, and /or physical
abuse in domestic situations. Then, in 2017, she and Kristy Lynn came together
to publish 'I Can Hear Your Heart: An Anthology for Mental Illness and Suicide
Awareness'. This anthology, also featuring several writers, was created during
a time when suicides were being heavily reported on social media. The idea was
to share different perspectives and situations to demonstrate that mental
health is impacted by socioeconomic status and other environmental factors.
These two publications are meant to bring awareness to social issues that have
a direct impact on everyone. Social norms are established by what will and will
not be accepted by society's standards.

Yara Kaleemah most definitely enjoyed hosting SWAG Radio on
Blog Talk. This evening talk-show show cased authors and other entrepreneurs in
a Q&A forum. The mission was to give the opportunity to talk about their
work and share it with listeners. Most of the episodes were a nice vibe with
some serious conversations in between. Yara Kaleemah interviewed 100+
entrepreneurs on SWAG Radio from 2015-2016. She had also co-hosted on other
platforms and been interviewed by Sapphire J Blue of Sapphire Blue Reviews and
Sharnel Williams of Let’s Talk Too.

Discarded Episode One Left to Die, Yara
Kaleemah’s self-proclaimed best selling novel, was released April 1st,
2021, which was her son’s 5th birthday. It weaves together the story
of how one woman went from jail to hell—literally. Left to Die is the first
episode of the Discarded series depicting the untimely demise of Delilah O’Tayo,
currently available online in both paperback and eBook.

There was a lot to celebrate, because despite going through
a personal plight, Yara was excited to be sharing her book with readers at in
person events through out the tri-state areas, visiting Pop Up Shops in NJ, PA,
and DE. It was enlightening to exchange words of empowerment and to encourage
others to always put their best foot forward and to stand for something or fall
for nothing.

This year, Yara Kaleemah anticipates the release of Discarded
Episode Two Bounded By Blood, which is expected to occur in July 2025. The second
episode of the series Discarded features three brothers who bloodily stand by
the phrase ‘I’m my brother’s keeper’. After watching the dead body sank to the
bottom of the lake, the Calloway boys expected to go back their regularly
scheduled programming, however, the boat had hard rowed far enough from the
shore to wash away their sins old and new.

Yara Kaleemah will strive to see the more success of
Discarded Episode Two Bounded by Blood than she could imagine. Join the mailing
list to keep up with the Discarded Series and upcoming book events. She might
be in your area next!