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Ova Ceren
Ova Ceren is a writer and software developer born in Izmir, Turkey, who now lives in Cambridge, UK. She holds a degree in Computer Science and a master's that led her into an IT career. Known for her popular BookTok and Instagram channel @excusemyreading, she writes bittersweet tales of heartbreak and magic inspired by Turkish and Ottoman folklore. Her debut novel, The Book of Heartbreak, is published in 2025.
Biographical details sourced from Penguin Random House.
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