Alka Joshi is the internationally bestsell ing author of the Jaipur Trilogy: \;The Henna Artist\, The Secret Keep er of Jaipur \;and \;The Perfumist of Paris.
\nHer fourth re lease (4/15/2025)\, \;Six Days in Bombay\, is a sweeping travelogue sp anning a young women&rsquo\;s journey from 1937 India to a turbulent Europ e as she comes into her own. It&rsquo\;s Alka&rsquo\;s first standalone no vel\, and will be followed by a fifth in 2026.
\nHer debut novel\,&n bsp\;The Henna Artist\, \;immediately became a New York Times Bestsell er\, a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub Pick\, an LA Times Bestseller\, a Toront o Star Bestseller\, an Indie Bookstores Bestseller\, a Cosmopolitan Best A udiobook\, and an Amazon and Goodreads favorite. It was also longlisted fo r the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, has been translated into 29 l anguages\, and is currently in development as an episodic series.
\nIn 2023\, Forbes selected Alka as one of 50 Women Over 50 who are shatteri ng age and gender norms.
\nAlka was born in India and came to the U. S. with her family at the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford Universi ty and an MFA from California College of Arts.
\nBooks w ill be sold by Sausalito Books by the Bay
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