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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Monica Saigal
LOCATION:Cascades Library\nCascades Library
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DESCRIPTION:Award-winning\, internationally influenced author Monica Saiga
 l discusses her inspirations and writings at the intersections of food and
  culture. Book signings and sales to follow..\nhttps://loudoun.libnet.info
 /event/13581244
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Monica writes in a variety of genres and h
 as written best-selling short story collections and love stories\, as well
  as acclaimed memoirs and cookbooks. Eat Your Books chose Monica&rsquo\;s 
 memoir\,&nbsp\;<em>A Life of Spice</em>&nbsp\;as one of the top five food 
 memoirs of 2015 and Top Chef&rsquo\;s Padma Lakshmi picked Monica&rsquo\;s
 &nbsp\;<em>Modern Spice</em>&nbsp\;as one of the &ldquo\;Best Books Ever&r
 dquo\; for Newsweek in 2009. Her novel\,&nbsp\;<em>A Kiss in Kashmir</em>&
 nbsp\;was released in February 2024 and is available in bookstores now. Bo
 oks in the LCPL collection include the short story collection <em><a href=
 "https://catalog.library.loudoun.gov/?section=resource&amp\;resourceid=128
 5159274&amp\;currentIndex=0&amp\;view=fullDetailsDetailsTab" target="_blan
 k" rel="noopener">The Devil in Us: Stories of Love\, Life and Redemption\,
 </a></em>&nbsp\;<em><a href="https://catalog.library.loudoun.gov/?section=
 frbr&amp\;iid=390589&amp\;currentIndex=1&amp\;frbrIndex=0&amp\;view=frbrFo
 rmatDisplayDetailsTab&amp\;branchFilters=%5B%221%22%2C%222%22%2C%223%22%2C
 %224%22%2C%225%22%2C%226%22%2C%227%22%2C%228%22%2C%229%22%2C%2210%22%2C%22
 13%22%2C%2214%22%2C%2248%22%2C%2249%22%2C%2250%22%2C%2251%22%5D&amp\;facet
 Filters=%5B%5D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kharma and the Art of Butte
 r Chicken</a></em>\, and the classic food writing anthology <a href="https
 ://catalog.library.loudoun.gov/?section=resource&amp\;resourceid=1516161&a
 mp\;currentIndex=0&amp\;view=fullDetailsDetailsTab" target="_blank" rel="n
 oopener"><em>Best Food Writing 2014</em></a>.</p>\n<p>Please <a href="http
 s://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIrH1vyZ5LnHFWWCEKQTXkA" target="_blank" rel=
 "noopener">visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel</a> -&nbsp\;Loudoun 
 County Public Library Online Programs&nbsp\;- for more programs.</p>\nhttp
 s://loudoun.libnet.info/event/13581244
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