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Candice Jalili

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Candice Jalili is an author and journalist based in New York City. Her work as a journalist can be found in the likes of Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, The Cut, TIME, and Elite Daily, where she held the title of Senior Dating Writer for four years. Her first book, JUST SEND THE TEXT: AN EXPERT'S GUIDE TO LETTING GO OF THE STRESS & ANXIETY OF MODERN DATING was published by Tiller Press in 2021. Her debut YA novel, FINDING FAMOUS: A MASHAD FAMILY NOVEL, is the first in a two-book deal with Disney Hyperion and will be published in July 2024.