Roshani Chokshi

Roshani Chokshi
Born (1991-02-14) February 14, 1991
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Genre Fantasy, Children's literature
Website
roshanichokshi.com

Roshani Chokshi (born February 14, 1991) is an American novelist, the author of the young adult novels The Star Touched Queen (2016) and A Crown of Wishes (2017).[1][2]

The Star-Touched Queen[3] was a finalist for the 2017 Locus Award for Best First Novel and for the 2017 Andre Norton Award.[4][5]

Her children's novel, ''Aru Shah and the End of Time'', was published in 2018.[6][7][8]

Chokshi attended Emory University.[9] She has Filipino and Indian heritage.[10][11][12]

Works

  • ''The Star-Touched Queen''
  • ''A Crown of Wishes''
  • ''Star Touched Stories''
  • ''Aru Shah and the End of Time''
  • ''The Gilded Wolves''

References

  1. ↑ Nadkarni, Samira (7 November 2016). "The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "A Crown of Wishes". Kirkus Reviews. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ↑ El-Mohtar, Amal (30 April 2016). "Stars Tell The Story Of This Fairy Tale-Inspired 'Queen' (book review"". National Public Radio. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "2017 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Mag. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nebula Awards 2017". science fiction awards database. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rick Riordan Imprint Acquires First Three Titles". Publishers Weekly. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Bond, Gwenda (11 April 2018). "How Roshani Chokshi came to write a new series for Rick Riordan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Chainani, Soman (27 March 2018). "Young Heroines Who Are Saviors, but Not Saints (book review)". New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "NAW Interview with Roshani Chokshi". New Asian Writing. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. ↑ Bruce, Leah (26 April 2016). "Roshani Chokshi: The comfort and curse of destiny". BookPage. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Charaipotra, Sona (6 April 2017). "'A Crown Of Wishes': Author Roshani Chokshi Is Writing For Second-Generation Kids Like Her". Bustle. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ↑ Ho, Olivia (11 July 2017). "Mixed-race authors write fantasies with Asian and Middle Eastern heroes". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 September 2018.



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