Host Kathleen Stephenson interviews Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about her work and her latest novel, "One Amazing Thing," the story of nine people stranded together, who decide to tell personal stories… each telling "one amazing thing" from their lives that they have never told anyone before.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author and poet. Her themes include women, immigration, the South Asian experience, history, myth, magic and celebrating diversity.
She writes both for adults and children. Her books have been translated into 20 languages, including Dutch, Hebrew, Russian and Japanese. Two novels, The Mistress of Spices and Sister of My Heart, have been made into films. Her short stories, Arranged Marriage, won an American Book Award. She teaches Creative Writing at the University of Houston.
http://www.chitradivakaruni.com/