Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author of 16 books, two of which have been made into movies. She writes about women, immigration, the South Asian experience, history, myth, magic and celebrating diversity. Booklist calls her new novel, One Amazing Thing, “A wise and beautifully refined drama. . . . A storyteller of exquisite lyricism and compassion, Divakaruni weaves a suspenseful, astute, and unforgettable survivors' tale.” Fellow author Ha Jin calls it “a fable for our time.”

Divakaruni writes both for adults and children and her books have been translated into 20 languages. Her novel The Mistress of Spices was included on the San Francisco Chronicle’s list of 100 Best Books of the 20th Century. Her collection of short stories, Arranged Marriage, won an American Book Award and her work has appeared over 50 anthologies including The Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Prize Stories, and a Pushcart Prize anthology. She teaches creative writing at the University of Houston.

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Titles

• One Amazing Thing
• The Palace of Illusions
• Arranged Marriage: Stories
• Mirror of Fire and Dreaming
• Queen of Dreams
• The Conch Bearer
• Neela, Victory Song
• Vine of Desire
• The Unknown Errors of Our Lives: Stories
• Sister of My Heart
• Leaving Yuba City: New and Selected Poems
• The Mistress of Spices
• Black Candle
• The Reason for Nasturtiums