Aditi Khorana

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Aditi Khorana is an American-Indian author based in Los Angeles. She is the author of Mirror in the Sky, [1] named "one of the most powerful reads of the year" by Paste Magazine, and the critically acclaimed feminist historical fantasy Library of Fates. [2]

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Early life and education

Khorana was born in New Delhi, India and moved to the U.S. when she was three years old. Her father worked for the UN and she temporarily lived in Europe. [3] She grew up in India, Denmark and New England. She received a BA in International relations from Brown University, Rhode Island, and an MA in Global Media and Communications from the Annenberg School for Communication. [2] [4]

Career

Khorana worked as a journalist at ABC News, CNN and PBS News. She has also worked as a marketing executive consultant for various Hollywood studios like Fox, Paramount, and Sony. [2] [5] [6]

She published her first book Mirror in the Sky in 2016 by Razorbill/Penguin. Her first book talks about the immigrant experience and addresses racism and xenophobia. [3] Her first book is the subject of a Tedx talk, Harnessing the Power of the Unknown.

In July 2017, she published her second book Library of Fates, which is a fantasy fiction and tells the story of a young woman named Amrita, Princess of the Kingdom of Shalingar. [7]

Her work has been featured on NPR, and in Los Angeles Review of Books, NBC News, Buzzfeed, EW, Bustle, Seventeen, Huffington Post, and Paste Magazine.[ citation needed ]

Themes in Khorana's writing include the immigrant experience, racism and xenophobia, Otherness, classism and how language shapes the social order. Khorana is known for creating work for teens and children that engages with the philosophical, existential, and political.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Khorana lives in Los Angeles and likes to read, hike, and explore LA's architecture. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Yap, Audrey Cleo (September 21, 2016). "South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life". NBC News . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Aditi Khorana | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "You Belong Here: A Conversation with Aditi Khorana and Sara Saedi". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Aditi Khorana – The Girl Who Knows". The Girl Who Knows. June 21, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life". NBC News. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ Jarema, Kerri. ""The Library Of Fates" Is A Dazzling Combination Of Myth & Reality". Bustle. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ Krishna, Swapna (July 17, 2017). "Aditi Khorana on privilege and feminism in The Library of Fates". Syfy. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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