Deepti Gupta
2) All my rage
From the author of The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali and Zara Hossain Is Here. Ayesha is on her own, far from home, when she's faced with a choice that will change her life forever.
Ayesha is a world away from home when she meets the boy of her dreams. Like her, Suresh is from India but going to high school in Illinois. Once they get together, they are inseparable... until a twist of fate takes Suresh back to India
...10) Polite society
12) The Phoenix king
“A chaotic, furious, extraordinary Bengali confection...Irresistible.” — Philip Hensher, Man Booker–shortlisted author of The Northern Clemency
“A feminist, fractured fairy tale…this is a story that lingers.” – NPR
"The book is a riot, a sprightly thriller that will make you not only want to discover more Bengali cultural norms of the vintage era but
...Khabaar is a food memoir and personal narrative that braids the global journeys of South Asian food through immigration, migration, and indenture. Focusing on chefs, home cooks, and food stall owners, the book questions what it means to belong and what does belonging in a new place look like in the foods carried over from the old country? These questions are integral to the author's own immigrant journey to America as a daughter of Indian refugees
...17) Stealing Thunder
In a different life, under a different name, Razia Khan was raised to be the Crown Prince of Nizam, the most powerful kingdom in Daryastan. Born with the soul of a woman, she ran away at a young age to escape her father’s hatred and live life true to herself.
Amongst the hijras of Bikampur, Razia finds...