R. Suleman
Award winning Author of Contemporary Fiction for Children, Young Adults and Adults.
Winner of Literary Titan Book Award-2026 for ‘When the World Held Its Breath.’
R. Suleman is an award-winning author for children, young adults and adults. His stories explore family, relationships, resilience and the connections that give our lives meaning.
Award-Winning Author
Literary Titan Book Award-2026
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New York Weekly
Eleven Books Published
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Children, YA, Adults
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When the World Held Its Breath
Winner of Literary Titan Book Award- 2026
When Laura Harrison becomes critically ill and goes on the ventilator during the COVID-19 pandemic, her husband and children face the real possibility of losing her. When she survives and recovers with memory loss, they must all work together with patience and fortitude to find their way back to one another. When the World Held Its Breath is a moving family drama that tests the love, resilience, and the bonds that endure through crisis.
A heart wrenching tale that lingers in your soul
-Literary Titan
Not merely a story about a pandemic, but about what holds us together when everything else falls apart.
-New York Weekly
Fun, imaginative stories filled with life lessons for young readers.
Stories of self-discovery, friendship, and life-changing choices.
Emotional stories of family, crisis, and resilience.
Stories of Hope, Love & Resilience for Kids, YA & Adults
Meet Author R. Suleman
R. Suleman is a former Pakistan Air Force fighter pilot turned author of children’s books, young adult novels, and literary fiction. It began when he saw his grandchildren spending their spare time on screens and wrote simple stories to win them back to books. Those stories became children’s books, then YA novels like The Invisible Girl, and finally his award-winning adult debut, When the World Held Its Breath. Drawing on decades of work with young people, he writes about family, resilience, and the bonds that hold us together.
"Through a heartfelt love story, it explores resilience, human connection, and the strength people discover when the world feels like it’s falling apart. Poignant and relatable, the book offers both a reminder of collective hardship and a celebration of enduring love in the face of crisis.”
Leicia Rainford
What People are saying
"This book is a contemporary family drama rooted in the global COVID-19 pandemic. It uses pandemic backdrop to explore themes of fear, resilience, love, ethical choices, and what “normal” life means after a crises. It focuses on the Harrison family — their comfortable daily life, work and teenage tensions — and how everything changes when the pandemic strikes".
Otvsha
"When the World Held Its Breath is a contemporary novel about the Harrisons, a family confronting the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores their experiences with fear, uncertainty, illness, and the challenge of maintaining their familial bonds during chaotic times".
Kertania Dwyer
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