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'''Aditi Khorana''' is an American-Indian author based in [[Los Angeles]], [[United States|USA]]. She is the author of ''Mirror in the Sky,''<ref name="NBC News - 21 September 2016 - South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/south-asian-author-aditi-khorana-lives-her-parallel-life-n648856|title=South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life|last=Yap|first=Audrey Cleo|date=September 21, 2016|work=[[NBC News]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref> named "one of the most powerful reads of the year" by Paste Magazine, and the critically acclaimed feminist historical fantasy ''Library of Fates.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2061464/aditi-khorana|title=Aditi Khorana {{!}} Penguin Random House|website=www.penguinrandomhouse.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref>
'''Aditi Khorana''' is an American-Indian author based in Los Angeles. She is the author of ''Mirror in the Sky,''<ref name="NBC News - 21 September 2016 - South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/south-asian-author-aditi-khorana-lives-her-parallel-life-n648856|title=South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life|last=Yap|first=Audrey Cleo|date=September 21, 2016|publisher=[[NBC News]]|accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref> named "one of the most powerful reads of the year" by Paste Magazine, and the critically acclaimed feminist historical fantasy ''Library of Fates.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2061464/aditi-khorana|title=Aditi Khorana {{!}} Penguin Random House|website=www.penguinrandomhouse.com|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Khorana was born in [[New Delhi]], [[India]] and moved to the [[United States|USA]] when she was three years old. Her father worked for the [[United Nations|UN]] and she temporarily lived in [[Europe]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/you-belong-here-a-conversation-with-aditi-khorana-and-sara-saedi/#!|title=You Belong Here: A Conversation with Aditi Khorana and Sara Saedi - Los Angeles Review of Books|work=Los Angeles Review of Books|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}}</ref> She grew up in [[India]], [[Denmark]] and [[New England]]. She received a BA in [[International relations|International Relations]] from [[Brown University]], [[Rhode Island]], [[United States]] and an MA in [[Global Media Group|Global Media]] and [[Communication]]s from the [[Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania|Annenberg School for Communication]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegirlwhoknows.com/aditi-khorana/|title=Aditi Khorana - The Girl Who Knows|date=2016-06-21|work=The Girl Who Knows|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
Khorana was born in New Delhi, [[India]] and moved to the US when she was three years old. Her father worked for the UN and she temporarily lived in Europe.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/you-belong-here-a-conversation-with-aditi-khorana-and-sara-saedi/#!|title=You Belong Here: A Conversation with Aditi Khorana and Sara Saedi |work=Los Angeles Review of Books|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> She grew up in [[India]], [[Denmark]] and [[New England]]. She received a BA in [[International relations]] from [[Brown University]], [[Rhode Island]], United States and an MA in [[Global Media Group|Global Media]] and Communications from the [[Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania|Annenberg School for Communication]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegirlwhoknows.com/aditi-khorana/|title=Aditi Khorana The Girl Who Knows|date=June 21, 2016|work=The Girl Who Knows|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Khorana worked as a [[journalist]] at [[ABC News]], [[CNN]] and [[PBS NewsHour|PBS News]]. She has also worked as a marketing executive consultant for various [[Hollywood]] studios like [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], and [[Sony Music|Sony]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/south-asian-author-aditi-khorana-lives-her-parallel-life-n648856|title=South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/aditi-khorana-combines-myth-reality-in-dazzling-ways-in-the-library-of-fates-70650|title="The Library Of Fates" Is A Dazzling Combination Of Myth & Reality|last=Jarema|first=Kerri|work=Bustle|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en}}</ref>
Khorana worked as a journalist at [[ABC News]], [[CNN]] and [[PBS NewsHour|PBS News]]. She has also worked as a marketing executive consultant for various Hollywood studios like [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], and [[Sony Music|Sony]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/south-asian-author-aditi-khorana-lives-her-parallel-life-n648856|title=South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life|publisher=NBC News|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/aditi-khorana-combines-myth-reality-in-dazzling-ways-in-the-library-of-fates-70650|title="The Library Of Fates" Is A Dazzling Combination Of Myth & Reality|last=Jarema|first=Kerri|work=Bustle|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>


She published her first book ''Mirror in the Sky'' in 2016 by Razorbill/[[Penguin Books|Penguin]]. Her first book talks about the immigrant experience and addresses [[racism]] and [[xenophobia]].<ref name=":1" />
She published her first book ''Mirror in the Sky'' in 2016 by Razorbill/[[Penguin Books|Penguin]]. Her first book talks about the immigrant experience and addresses racism and [[xenophobia]].<ref name=":1" />


In July 2017, she published her second book ''Library of Fates'', which is a [[fantasy fiction]] and tells the story of a young woman named Amrita, Princess of the Kingdom of Shalingar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/aditi-khorana-on-privilege-and-feminism-in-the-library-of-fates|title=Aditi Khorana on privilege and feminism in The Library of Fates|last=Krishna|first=Swapna|date=2017-07-17|work=Syfy|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en}}</ref>
In July 2017, she published her second book ''Library of Fates'', which is a [[fantasy fiction]] and tells the story of a young woman named Amrita, Princess of the Kingdom of Shalingar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/aditi-khorana-on-privilege-and-feminism-in-the-library-of-fates|title=Aditi Khorana on privilege and feminism in The Library of Fates|last=Krishna|first=Swapna|date=July 17, 2017|work=Syfy|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>


Her first book is the subject of a Tedx talk, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CoQ8PincGM Harnessing the Power of the Unknown].
Her first book is the subject of a Tedx talk, Harnessing the Power of the Unknown.


Her work has been featured on NPR, and in Los Angeles Review of Books, NBC News, Buzzfeed, EW, Bustle, Seventeen, Huffington Post, and Paste Magazine.
Her work has been featured on [https://www.npr.org/2016/07/09/484012563/stuck-inside-with-the-ac-on-try-these-five-cool-ya-reads NPR], and in [https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/you-belong-here-a-conversation-with-aditi-khorana-and-sara-saedi/#! Los Angeles Review of Books], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/south-asian-author-aditi-khorana-lives-her-parallel-life-n648856 NBC News], [https://www.buzzfeed.com/andreborges/21-amazing-books-published-by-indian-authors-in-2017-that Buzzfeed], [https://ew.com/books/27-female-authors-sci-fi-fantasy/ EW], [https://www.bustle.com/p/feeling-like-exile-in-my-own-country-in-the-era-of-donald-trump-63747 Bustle], [https://www.seventeen.com/life/real-girl-stories/a41149/what-its-really-like-to-be-one-of-the-only-brown-girls-in-a-mostly-white-school/?src=socialflowTW Seventeen], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/11-teen-titles-you-dont-w_b_11074692 Huffington Post], and [https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/06/the-10-best-new-young-adult-books-in-june-2016.html Paste Magazine].


Themes in Khorana's writing include the immigrant experience, racism and xenophobia, Otherness, classism and how language shapes the social order. Khorana is known for creating work for teens and children that engages with the philosophical, existential, and political.
Themes in Khorana's writing include the immigrant experience, racism and xenophobia, Otherness, classism and how language shapes the social order. Khorana is known for creating work for teens and children that engages with the philosophical, existential, and political.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Khorana lives in [[Los Angeles]] and likes to read, hike, and explore LA's architecture.<ref name=":2" />
Khorana lives in Los Angeles and likes to read, hike, and explore LA's architecture.<ref name=":2" />


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 02:48, 8 April 2020

Aditi Khorana is an American-Indian author based in Los Angeles. She is the author of Mirror in the Sky,[1] named "one of the most powerful reads of the year" by Paste Magazine, and the critically acclaimed feminist historical fantasy Library of Fates.[2]

Early life

Khorana was born in New Delhi, India and moved to the US when she was three years old. Her father worked for the UN and she temporarily lived in Europe.[3] She grew up in India, Denmark and New England. She received a BA in International relations from Brown University, Rhode Island, United States and an MA in Global Media and Communications from the Annenberg School for Communication.[2][4]

Career

Khorana worked as a journalist at ABC News, CNN and PBS News. She has also worked as a marketing executive consultant for various Hollywood studios like Fox, Paramount, and Sony.[2][5][6]

She published her first book Mirror in the Sky in 2016 by Razorbill/Penguin. Her first book talks about the immigrant experience and addresses racism and xenophobia.[3]

In July 2017, she published her second book Library of Fates, which is a fantasy fiction and tells the story of a young woman named Amrita, Princess of the Kingdom of Shalingar.[7]

Her first book is the subject of a Tedx talk, Harnessing the Power of the Unknown.

Her work has been featured on NPR, and in Los Angeles Review of Books, NBC News, Buzzfeed, EW, Bustle, Seventeen, Huffington Post, and Paste Magazine.

Themes in Khorana's writing include the immigrant experience, racism and xenophobia, Otherness, classism and how language shapes the social order. Khorana is known for creating work for teens and children that engages with the philosophical, existential, and political.

Personal life

Khorana lives in Los Angeles and likes to read, hike, and explore LA's architecture.[5]

References

  1. ^ Yap, Audrey Cleo (September 21, 2016). "South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life". NBC News. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Aditi Khorana | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "You Belong Here: A Conversation with Aditi Khorana and Sara Saedi". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Aditi Khorana – The Girl Who Knows". The Girl Who Knows. June 21, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "South Asian Author Aditi Khorana Lives Her Parallel Life". NBC News. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Jarema, Kerri. ""The Library Of Fates" Is A Dazzling Combination Of Myth & Reality". Bustle. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  7. ^ Krishna, Swapna (July 17, 2017). "Aditi Khorana on privilege and feminism in The Library of Fates". Syfy. Retrieved May 26, 2018.