Heartbreak Geeks

Name: Heartbreak Geeks
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ISBN: 9780241662878

Anam Iqbal

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Penguin Books Ltd
17 November 2026

Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); School stories (Children's&YA)

A YA Romance about two rival overachievers for fans of Today Tonight Tomorrow My Week with Him and 10 Things I hate About You all with a brilliant South Asian twist by emerging YA talent Anam Iqbal.

For fans of Today Tonight Tomorrow My Week with Him and 10 Things I hate About You all with a brilliant South Asian twist by emerging YA talent Anam Iqbal.

Aliya and Kabir are rivals, willing to do whatever it takes to be top of the class.

At their elite private school, Kabir is basically royalty. He prides himself on being loved by everyone, teachers included.

Everyone except Aliya, the scholarship student. To her, he represents everything she hates. He's rich, obnoxious and pokes fun at her at every chance he gets.

When forced to pair up during uni applications, their rivalry intensifies. Tensions build and they must confront their complicated history. Though they'd never admit it now, they were once so much more than enemies. As they spend more time together, Aliya begins to let her guard down with him.

Maybe she doesn't really hate Kabir - and maybe he doesn't hate her either?

Or perhaps this is just another one of their games.....

By: Anam Iqbal
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780241662878
ISBN 10: 0241662877
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 17 November 2026
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Young adult , Preschool (0-5) , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Anam Iqbal is a debut author and her writing is inspired by her experiences growing up as a British Pakistani Muslim woman in London. She holds an MSc in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford, where her thesis explored the identity of British South Asians in contemporary London. In her spare time, you can find her swooning over romances on TikTok @anamiiqbal with her 44,000+ followers.