Sarah Zia

Sarah Zia is the Senior Commissioning Editor at Penguin Select, Penguin Random House India. Since beginning her publishing journey in 2019, she’s been drawn to stories that linger—ones that bridge distances and remind us of our shared humanity. A UCLA graduate in English Literature and Communication Studies, she finds resonance in the quiet brilliance of Samuel Beckett and George Eliot. M.L. Stedman’s The Light Between (2012) remains a story that has stayed with her through the years. At HLF, she represents Letters from Gaza (2025) by Mohammed Al-Zaqzooq and Mahmoud Alshaer.