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Malala Yousafzai Reintroduces Herself With Candid Memoir 'Finding My Way'

The book seeks to replace an old public image with a present-tense portrait of a 28-year-old finding her footing.

Malala Yousafzai and her husband Asser Malik attend the ELLE Style Awards in Sept. 2025.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Malala Yousafzai, winner of the Inspiring Icon award, poses in the winners room at the ELLE Style Awards 2025 in partnership with Topshop at Brasserie Zedel on September 9, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for ELLE UK)

Overview

  • Published Oct. 21, the memoir covers her life from 15 to 28 with an emphasis on everyday experiences, humor and vulnerability.
  • She details struggling to balance Oxford coursework with global advocacy, including nearly failing first-year exams after extensive travel for the Malala Fund.
  • A college bong experience triggered flashbacks to the 2012 shooting, leading to panic attacks, a PTSD diagnosis and her first therapy sessions.
  • Yousafzai writes about her relationship and 2021 marriage to Asser Malik, describing how partnership changed her earlier skepticism about marriage.
  • On a media and book tour including TV spots and November events in San Francisco and Portland, she engages Gen Z on TikTok, asks outlets to retire decade-old photos and reaffirms her commitment to girls' education through local activists.