Suleika Jaouad
American writer and motivational speaker
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| 2024 | Cancer returned for a third time during the summer. |
| 2024 | Cancer returned for a third time during the summer. |
| 2023 | Featured in the documentary film 'American Symphony', which captures her cancer battle and her partner Jon Batiste's symphony composition. |
| 2023 | Featured in the documentary film 'American Symphony', which captures her cancer battle and her partner Jon Batiste's symphony composition. |
| April 2022 | Publicly revealed her marriage to Jon Batiste during a television interview. |
| April 2022 | Publicly revealed her marriage to Jon Batiste during a television interview. |
| February 2022 | Married musician Jon Batiste in a private ceremony. |
| February 2022 | Married musician Jon Batiste in a private ceremony. |
| 2021 | Suleika Jaouad was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography |
| 2021 | Suleika Jaouad published her memoir 'Between Two Kingdoms', detailing her cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery journey, which received critical acclaim from multiple publications including Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. |
| 2021 | Selected for the Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books |
| 2021 | Selected for the Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books |
| 2021 | Suleika Jaouad was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography |
| 2021 | Suleika Jaouad published her memoir 'Between Two Kingdoms', detailing her cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery journey, which received critical acclaim from multiple publications including Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. |
| December 2021 | Announced that her cancer had returned and underwent a second bone marrow transplant. |
| December 2021 | Announced that her cancer had returned and underwent a second bone marrow transplant. |
| 2020 | Earned an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College. |
| 2020 | Earned an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College. |
| June 2019 | Released her TED Talk titled 'What almost dying taught me about living'. |
| June 2019 | Released her TED Talk titled 'What almost dying taught me about living'. |
| 2014 | Began a relationship with musician Jon Batiste after reconnecting as adults, having originally met as teenagers at band camp. |
| 2014 | Began a relationship with musician Jon Batiste after reconnecting as adults, having originally met as teenagers at band camp. |
| 2011 | Diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia, with doctors giving her only a 35% chance of survival. |
| 2011 | Diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia, with doctors giving her only a 35% chance of survival. |
| 2010 | Graduated from Princeton University with highest honors, earning an AB in Near Eastern studies with double minors in French and gender studies. |
| 2010 | Graduated from Princeton University with highest honors, earning an AB in Near Eastern studies with double minors in French and gender studies. |
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