ESSAYS
How a Pakistani Novelist and Translator Learned to Love Dictionaries
(Zócalo Public Square | 25 July 2019)
Isaac Bashevis Singer’s World is My Own
(Library of America | 23 November 2015)
The Land and Tilism of Hoshruba
(The City and South Asia, South Asia Institute, Harvard University | January 2015)
The Foot-Worshiper's Guide to Watching Maula Jatt
(The Popcorn Essays/The Big Indian Picture | March 2013)
Mischief Makers: The Devils and Demons of the Islamic World
(Lapham's Quarterly | 26 June 2012)
Khalid Sahab Has Run Away! Again
(DAWN | 28 August 2011)
Of Vengeful Counts and Captains
(Express Tribune | 20 June 2010)
(Introduction to Hoshruba Vol 1 | 05 December 2008)
My Life and Adventures With Amir Hamza
(Introduction to The Adventures of Amir Hamza | 03 July 2007)