Virtual Q & A with Author Alka Joshi
Q&A with Author Alka Joshi: Discussing the Jaipur Trilogy
Monday, January 6, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom
We are so thrilled to be chatting with author Alka Joshi, one of our very favorite novelists! We love her books The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, and The Perfumist of Paris. Alka will speak to this trilogy and (maybe!) her upcoming release, Six Days in Bombay (coming out on Feb 25th). Bring your questions and your cuppa chai because Alka will be prepared to answer all of our burning ones (the questions, not the chai!).
A bit about The Henna Artist: Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the vibrant pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the henna artist—and confidante—most in demand to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own…
A bit about The Secret Keeper of Jaipur: At the age of 20, Malik is a well-spoken young man with the benefit of a boarding school education, courtesy of Samir Singh. He has become involved with a young tribal woman in Shimla. Wanting Malik to have a solid career, Lakshmi arranges an apprenticeship at the Jaipur Palace for him, which does not make his beloved very happy.
A bit about The Perfumist of Paris: The final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past.
About Alka: Alka Joshi is the internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and The Perfumist of Paris. Her debut novel, The Henna Artist, immediately became a New York Times Bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Pick and was Long Listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. It has been translated into 29 languages and is currently in development at Netflix as a TV series. In 2023, Forbes selected Joshi as one of 50 over 50 women empowering other women. Joshi was born in India and came to the U.S. with her family at the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. She lives in California.
RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and in partnership with a multitude of MA Libraries.
You can buy signed books (by bookplate) by Alka from Aesop’s Fable, including pre-ordering Six Days in Bombay. Just write that you would like the book signed in the notes section at checkout.