


So let's tell folks a little bit about The Taste of Ginger, who may not be familiar with the book, like I said, it just came out at the beginning of January. And I think that's one of the things I love about book club fiction, right? We it sparks discussion, it sparks conversation, and you know, people, people maybe experience something new without leaving their home. But yeah, you don't want to read something that's, you know, preachy or hitting you over the head with it, like you still want to book that's a story and an escape, but it doesn't hurt if it you know, lingers with you, and you do a little thinking. So I'm happy to have written one of those types of books. So it makes me so happy when people say that I feel like I've had a lot of people say it was thought provoking, or it sat with me afterward.

But you never felt like you were being preached at like, I love books where I get to the end, and I'm like, Wow, that really made me think, but not in a way where I was like, well, this author is trying to teach me a lesson and you feel it during the book. And there were just so many different themes in this book that I was really impressed with how well you attacked all these issues. And this one took me through the immigrant experience of being Indian born in the United States, but then going back to my home country of India, and dealing with all the challenges of like the different cultural norms and call around like marriage and romance. I'm so excited.Īnd I love books that take me to a different culture to a different place. Thank you for reading it and for having me on. ** Transcript created using AI (so please forgive the typos!) **
