[2] Amina's Voice was the first book published under Simon & Schuster's Salaam Reads imprint in 2017.

[4] Khan grew up near Rockville, Maryland, as the second of four children born to Pakistani immigrants.

[6][7] Khan earned an MA in International Affairs from George Washington University.

[8] Prior to becoming an author, Khan worked with non-profit health and research organizations as a writer and editor.

[8] She has mentioned Beverly Cleary as a writing hero, particularly her Ramona series, and has also cited Louisa May Alcott's Little Women as inspiration for her novel More to the Story.