Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s books include the best-selling novels The Mistress of Spices, Queen of Dreams and Sister of My Heart, the prize-winning story collections Arranged Marriage and The Unknown Errors of Our Lives, and the ‘Conch Bearer’ series for children. She teaches creative writing at the University of Houston and divides her time between Houston and the San Francisco Bay area.