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Gulf Coast Reads: On the Same Page
Presentation by Best Selling Author Chitra Divakaruni
at the Kendall Neighborhood Library

(09/21/2011)


WHAT: Author Chitra Divakaruni is scheduled to discuss and sign copies of her book, “One Amazing Thing” at the Houston Public Library Kendall Neighborhood Library. This event is part of the Gulf Coast Reads: On the Same Page reading and programming series. “One Amazing Thing” is this year’s book selection for this “One Book, One City” citywide program. This book was selected because it shows that culturally-diverse people can come together during their collective struggle to overcome adversity.

This program is free and open to the public. For a list of HPL programs visit www.houstonlibrary.org, call 832-393-1313 or pick up a resource guide at any HPL neighborhood library. For a complete list of Gulf Coast Reads events occurring at other locations, please visit the Gulf Coast Reads official site: www.gulfcoastreads.org.

WHEN: Monday, September 26, 2011 at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Kendall Neighborhood Library * 609 N. Eldridge, 77079 * 832-393-1880

About the Book…“One Amazing Thing”

Late afternoon sun sneaks through the windows of a passport and visa office in an unnamed American city. Most customers and even most office workers have come and gone, but nine people remain. A punky teenager with an unexpected gift. An upper-class Caucasian couple whose relationship is disintegrating. A young Muslim-American man struggling with the fallout of 9/11. A graduate student haunted by a question about love. An African-American ex-soldier searching for redemption. A Chinese grandmother with a secret past. And two visa office workers on the verge of an adulterous affair. When an earthquake rips through the afternoon lull, trapping these nine characters together, their focus first jolts to their collective struggle to survive. There's little food. The office begins to flood. Then, at a moment when the psychological and emotional stress seems nearly too much for them to bear, the young graduate student suggests that each tell a personal tale, "one amazing thing" from their lives, which they have never told anyone before. And as their surprising stories of romance, marriage, family, political upheaval, and self-discovery unfold against the urgency of their life-or-death circumstances, the novel proves the transcendent power of stories and the meaningfulness of human expression itself. – Publishers Description

About the Author

Chitra Divakaruni was born in India and lived there until 1976. She came to the United States to continue her education and received a Masters from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, she teaches in the nationally ranked Creative Writing program at the University of Houston. Divakaruni has written several books, both for adults and children, including “The Palace of Illusions,” which is currently one of the selected titles for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Her works have been published in over 50 magazines, including the “Atlantic Monthly” and “The New Yorker.” Several of her works have also been translated into 20 languages, including Dutch, Hebrew and Japanese.

Two of her books, “The Mistress of Spices” and “Sister of My Heart,” were made into movies by filmmakers Gurinder Chadha and Paul Berges (an English film) and Suhasini Mani Ratnam (a Tamil TV serial) respectively. Divakaruni lives in Sugarland, Texas with her husband Murthy, her two sons Anand and Abhay (whose names she has used in her children’s novels) and Juno, the family dog.

About Gulf Coast Reads: On the Same Page

The program has a resource guide available to help the community find events and information. The guide provides an overview of the program, information about the author, the first chapter of the book, a listing of related events being hosted by the various city Library partners, discussion questions, information related to family literacy, and other useful resources associated with the selected title.

Gulf Coast Reads: On the Same Page citywide reading initiative is being presented in partnership by the Houston Public Library, Fort Bend County Libraries, Harris County Public Library, and Montgomery County Memorial Library. Additional program partners include: Bellaire Public Library, Blue Willow Bookshop, Brazoria Public Library System, Brazos Bookstore, Houston Community College, and Houston Great Books Council.

About the Houston Public Library

The Houston Public Library (HPL) operates 35 neighborhood libraries, three HPL Express Libraries, a Central Library, the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, The African American Library at the Gregory School, and the Parent Resource Library located in the Children’s Museum of Houston. Serving more than 4 million customers per year, HPL is committed to excellent customer service and equitable access to information and programs by providing library customers with free use of a diverse collection of printed materials and electronic resources, Internet, laptop and computer use, and a variety of database and reference resources with live assistance online 24/7.

For further information, visit the Houston Public Library at www.houstonlibrary.org or call 832-393-1313.





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