Book · 2020 · Biography & Autobiography
Between Two Kingdoms
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CA Jad first book is called between two kingdoms A Memoir of a life Interrupted and it's reviewed this week on the cover of the New York Times book review.
The best things said about it
Her amazing memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, tells the story of her battle with cancer as well as the challenges of returning to everyday life after years of being in and out of the hospital.
When I was writing Between Two Kingdoms, I reached out to everyone I knew who had a house somewhere remote and offered dog sitting and house sitting services, and I would go and do these sort of self-styled residencies because I needed that space.
Suleika Jaouad How I Write · May 2026 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad is a poignant memoir documenting the author's harrowing battle with leukemia, her protracted recovery, and the subsequent cross-country road trip she undertook to figure out how to rejoin the land of the living. On People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt repeatedly recommended the book, encouraging listeners to pair it with American Symphony, the Netflix documentary featuring Jaouad and her husband, Jon Batiste. Levitt praised the memoir while discussing cancer experiences with guest Hank Green, emphasizing how capably it captures the profound challenges of transitioning back to everyday life after years spent in and out of the hospital. Pamela Paul also featured Jaouad as a guest on The Book Review to discuss the memoir, highlighting its front-page review in the New York Times Book Review and praising its ability to address serious illness without relying on tired platitudes.
Every mention
Steve Levitt Her amazing memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, tells the story of her battle with cancer as well as the challeng… 12
Discussed
“I'm not generally an emotional or an empathetic person, but I cried over and over reading your book between two kingdoms.”
Recommended
“If you like the episode, I suspect you will love her book between two kingdoms and the documentary about her and John Batis titled American Symphony, which is available on Netflix.”
Recommended
“she's written an absolutely incredible book called between two kingdoms about her cancer journey”
Discussed
“her amazing Memoir between two kingdoms tells the story of her battle with cancer as well as the challenges of returning to Everyday Life”
Recommended
“Her amazing memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, tells the story of her battle with cancer as well as the challenges of returning to everyday life after years of being in and out of the hospital.”
Discussed
“you've shared your story in various forms first in a blog and then in a series of New York Times columns entitled life Interrupted and eventually in a best-selling book called between two kingdoms”
Discussed
“So, my first exposure to you was Between Two Kingdoms.”
Discussed
“I'm not generally an emotional or an empathetic person but I cried over and over reading your book between two kingdoms”
Recommended
“If you liked the episode, I suspect you will love her book, Between Two Kingdoms, and the documentary about her and Jon Batiste entitled American Symphony, which is available on Netflix.”
Recommended
“if you like the episode I suspect you will love her book between two kingdoms and the documentary about her and John batist entitled American Symphony”
Recommended
“her Incredible Book between two kingdoms documents her battle with cancer and she's also the subject of the recent documentary film American Symphony”
Recommended
“We're back with a brand new episode featuring Suad Jwad. Her incredible book, Between Two Kingdoms, documents her battle with cancer, and she's also the subject of the recent documentary film American Symphony.”
Pamela Paul CA Jad first book is called between two kingdoms A Memoir of a life Interrupted and it's reviewed this week… 2
Recommended
“sea jwad joins us to talk about her Memoir between two kingdoms”
Recommended
“CA Jad first book is called between two kingdoms A Memoir of a life Interrupted and it's reviewed this week on the cover of the New York Times book review”
Suleika Jaouad When I was writing Between Two Kingdoms, I reached out to everyone I knew who had a house somewhere remote… 4
Discussed
“When I was writing Between Two Kingdoms, I reached out to everyone I knew who had a house somewhere remote and offered dog sitting and house sitting services, and I would go and do these sort of self-styled residencies because I needed that space.”
Discussed
“I knew with Between Two Kingdoms, I my dream, like a lot of writers, was to write a book someday. And I felt this intense amount of pressure to honor this beautiful privileged opportunity that I had uh to write this manuscript and really struggled.”
Discussed
“So with Between Two Kingdoms it was the question of how do I move on from this? I remember bef- before writing Between Two Kingdoms having a conversation with Cheryl Strayed and saying to her a I want to write a book. Whatever I write about I don't want to write about illness.”
Discussed
“the title of my Memoir between two kingdoms is a reference to the brilliant Susan sag who wrote about how we all have du citizenship in the Kingdom of the sick and in the Kingdom of the well”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“And it was from the hospital bed that she started writing for the New York Times, and then from there she wrote a memoir called Between Two Kingdoms, and a book about creativity itself called The Book of Alchemy.”
Passing
“Her amazing memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, tells the story of her battle with cancer, as well as the challenges after years of being in and out of the hospital.”
Passing
“first in a blog and then in a series of New York Times columns entitled Life Interrupted and eventually in a best-selling book called Between Two Kingdoms and also of course there's the Academy Award nominated documentary American Symphony.”
Passing
“Since she wrote her memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, Sleek has had both a recurrence of cancer and another successful bone marrow transplant.”
Passing
“thus perhaps the title of your book between two kingdoms”
Own book
“she is the author of the new york times best-selling memoir between two kingdoms”