NYT bestseller Aisha Saeed publishes first book for children

Aisha Saeed. (Bindu Liang)

“Remembering is how we make memories. This year, we’ll bottle our special ones.”

Those ideas are at the heart of Aisha Saeed’s new children’s book “Zuni and the Memory Jar.” 

The author of the New York Times bestselling novels “Amal Unbound” and “Omar Rising” is helping to change representation in literature, one book at a time.

Saeed joins Lois Reitzes on “City Lights” to discuss her newest book and the inspiration behind her bestsellers.