chitra banerjee divakaruni

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Permalink Reply by Mary Johnson on June 4, 2010 at 6:11pm

I have not heard of her, but I'm so glad you posted this. Sounds very interesting. She is now on my To Read list. Thanks!

Mary

Permalink Reply by Mary Johnson on June 4, 2010 at 6:25pm

Wow - she teaches Creative Writing at University of Houston, my alma mater and former employer. I live about 10 minutes from UH. I may just have to go visit this incredible woman!

Mary

Permalink Reply by Malinda on June 8, 2010 at 5:41pm

Love your taste Katie. I am a huge Divakaruni fan!!! Her writing has such a flow and singsong way. She is a hidden treasure that few know exists, I'm happy you have discovered her books!!

Permalink Reply by Malinda on June 8, 2010 at 11:16pm

Katie~

If you're a fan of Divakaruni....

If you haven't already read these, you're missing out if you let these books pass you by :)

The Guide by R.K. Narayan
The Vendor of Sweets by R.K. Narayan
Gods, Demons, and Others-R.K. Narayan
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Brick Lane by Monica Ali

Permalink Reply by Mary Johnson on June 10, 2010 at 7:31am

I emailed Ms. Divakaruni about 29Gifts and Katie's discussion. Here's her reply:

Thanks Mary for letting me know this! I will check out the discussion. Please let the participants know that I am very appreciative.

Chitra

Permalink Reply by Mary Johnson on June 11, 2010 at 6:01pm

Here is Chitra's facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/chitradivakaruni?v=wall

Permalink Reply by Mary Johnson on July 29, 2010 at 10:25am

Email from Chitra Divakaruni:

Chitra on PBS, Greatest Poems of All Time, Aug 1 & Aug 6

Friends,

I'll be on PBS (channel 8) in Houston, doing a show on the importance
and wonders of poetry, titled The Greatest Poems of all time, with the
wonderful Patti Gras on Living Smart, Sun August 1st at 3pm. We will
read and discuss what we consider to be some of the world's greatest &
most inspirational poems, including work by Tagore, Neruda and Gibran.

The show will re air the following Friday at 10pm CST, August 6th.

The purpose of the show is to demystify poetry and demonstrate how
deeply it speaks to the soul, and how important it is to include it in
our lives.

The show is appropriate for adolescents as well as adults, so I hope
you will pass this message on to young people.

More info at: http://patriciagras.blogspot.com/2010/07/greatest-poems-of-all-time...