BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Edison Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Edison Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b9115773-4d23-4d80-beff-a89dfa994023 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260824T140536Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T170000 SUMMARY:Meet Author Sayantani DasGupta LOCATION:North Edison Branch\nNorth Edison Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Edison Branch;X-APPL E-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=North Edison Branch:geo:40.5756994,-74.3589601 GEO:40.5756994;-74.3589601 DESCRIPTION:Sayantani DasGupta shares her journey from doctor to author\, her desire to see herself in books\, and how culture and traditions are wo ven through her work. .\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/ 10446457 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Sayantani DasGupta shares her journey from doctor to author\, her desire to see herself in books\, how culture and t raditions are woven through her work\, and how students can find their inn er voice in writing. \;

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Sayantani is the New York Times bestse lling author of the critically acclaimed\, Bengali folktale and string the ory-inspired Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond books. Her YA debut\, Debati ng Darcy\, a multicultural speech and debate feminist reimagining of Pride and Prejudice\, came out in 2022. Her second Jane Austen inspired contemp orary novel is Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute.

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Sayantani is a ped iatrician by training\, but now teaches at Columbia University. When she&r squo\;s not writing or reading\, Sayantani spends time watching cooking sh ows with her trilingual children and protecting her black Labrador retriev er Khushi from the many things that scare him\, including plastic bags. Sh e is a team member of We Need Diverse Books\, \;

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For ages 12 t o 18. Space is limited. Registration is encouraged but not required.

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