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Roshani Chokshi

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Roshani Chokshi is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling series The Star-Touched Queen, The Gilded Wolves and Aru Shah and The End of Time, which Time Magazine named one of the Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time. Her adult debut, The Last Tale of The Flower Bride, was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and often draw upon world mythology and folklore. Chokshi is a member of the National Leadership Board for the Michael C. Carlos Museum and lives in Georgia with her husband and their cat whose diabolical plans must regularly be thwarted.

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Roshani Chokshi At 1:01 p.m., you check your phone and see a text you don't remember sending to yourself at 12:59 p.m. that says: "RUN! RUN RIGHT NOW!" You hear your …moreAt 1:01 p.m., you check your phone and see a text you don't remember sending to yourself at 12:59 p.m. that says: "RUN! RUN RIGHT NOW!" You hear your basement door creak open and a new text from yourself appears, saying: "Too late."(less)
Roshani Chokshi I used to fling out my arms in despair over my keyboard. Or start Wikipedia surfing, which I don't recommend because it led me down this wormhole of u…moreI used to fling out my arms in despair over my keyboard. Or start Wikipedia surfing, which I don't recommend because it led me down this wormhole of understanding R. Kelly's rap opera "Trapped in A Closet." Once I even attempted a "words summoning" dance, which involved prancing in a circle carrying a bunch of sharpie pens and chanting.

It didn't work.

Now, I try switching up the perspective and adding facets to whatever isn't working even if I know I won't keep what I'm writing. If it's a fight scene and there's bloodshed, I'll try to jostle up some words by writing from the POV of the blood. Weird, yes. But sometimes it yields a sense or image or moment you didn't anticipate. Perhaps it's the horror when no blood sinks into the ground because the earth has already drank up so much. Maybe it's the smell of something, not just sweat and iron, but rose and salt. It helps me push the scene a little farther. (less)
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The Spirit Glass Now Exists

Lately, I have had no concept of time. It ceased to proceed in a linear fashion the moment I heard my daughter cry. Since then, I feel like the clock is always 3:22 in the morning. There is always a lump in my throat. Sometimes I am entranced by the sculptural perfection of my daughter's toes. Sometimes I feel off balance, the strain in my shoulder blade from bouncing, bouncing, rocking, rocking t Read more of this blog post »
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2/11/2022

Here's where I'll be for Flower Bride tour!

Atlanta 2/13
NYC 2/14
Nashville 2/15
Novel Neighbor (VIRTUAL) 2/16
Boston 2/17
Anderson's Bookstore (VIRTUAL) 2/18

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“I know your soul. Everything else is just an ornament.”
Roshani Chokshi, The Star-Touched Queen

“Make yourself a myth and live within it, so that you belong to no one but yourself.”
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“History is a myth shaped by the tongues of conquerors.”
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Which January New Release would you like to read in February?

Books were randomly chosen from Goodreads' "Most Popular Books Published In January" list.

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King of Scars (Nikolai Duology, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
(Nikolai Duology, #1)
 
  2 votes, 50.0%

Summoned to Thirteenth Grave (Charley Davidson, #13) by Darynda Jones
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones
(Charley Davidson, #13)
 
  1 vote, 25.0%

Nightchaser (Endeavor, #1) by Amanda Bouchet
Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet
(Endeavor, #1)
 
  1 vote, 25.0%

The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2) by Holly Black
The Wicked King by Holly Black
(The Folk of the Air, #2)
 
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The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1) by Roshani Chokshi
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
(The Gilded Wolves, #1)
 
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
(A Curse So Dark and Lonely #1)
 
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In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4) by Seanan McGuire
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
(Wayward Children, #4)
 
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Undying (Unearthed, #2) by Amie Kaufman
Undying by Amie Kaufman
(Unearthed, #2)
 
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Demon's Mercy (Dark Protectors #9) by Rebecca Zanetti
Demon's Mercy by Rebecca Zanetti
(Dark Protectors, #9)
 
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Prisoner of Night (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #16.5) by J.R. Ward
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Luke Taylor Thank you so much for being my friend Roshani! I can't wait to read The Star Touched Queen and dive into the magic and the beauty! And what a gorgeous cover! Best to you!!!
Luke :D


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