Beyond Text will welcome New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi for a special book talk and signing, this Saturday at 11am.
Joshi, a Monterey resident and Stanford graduate, switched careers and published her debut novel, The Henna Artist, in her 50s—proving that it’s never too late to try something new.
Despite launching during the height of the pandemic (and some complications in promotion and distribution because of that), the novel became a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and a New York Times bestseller. It is currently being developed into a television series by Miramax.
Her achievements earned her a place on Forbes’ “50 Over 50” list, which celebrates women who are redefining what it means to grow older.
At the event, Joshi will sit down for a live on-stage interview with local literary host Lloyd Russell, followed by a Q&A with the audience and a book signing. She will also speak about her newest novel, Six Days in Bombay—a sweeping historical fiction inspired by the life of Amrita Sher-Gil, often called “India’s Frida Kahlo.”
The book follows Sona, a young Anglo-Indian nurse, as she journeys across Europe in search of answers about a famous painter’s death. It’s a story about identity, reinvention, and the complexity of cultural heritage.
