The Craft of Writing Novels with Sonora Jha

A Library Learning Week Event

Sharma Shields will discuss the craft of writing novels with celebrated Northwest authors Sonora Jha.

Spokane Public Library's Writing Education Specialist Sharma Shields, will converse with celebrated Northwest novelists Sonora Jha about her recent publication. Auntie's Books will sell copies of the author's titles following the presentation.

About the Authors

Sonora Jha is the author of the novels Foreign (2013) and the memoir How To Raise A Feminist Son (2021). Her latest novel The Laughter has earned rave reviews from The New York Times, The New Yorker, India Today, and The Seattle Times and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Bookpage and others. It is longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize. Sonora was formerly a journalist covering crime, politics, and culture for the Times of India and for East Magazine, Singapore. She moved to the United States to earn a Ph.D. in Political Communication. Dr. Jha's OpEds, essays, and public appearances have featured in The New York Times, on BBC, and in several anthologies. She is a professor of journalism at Seattle University and also teaches creative writing for Hugo House, Hedgebrook Writers’ Retreat, Creative Nonfiction, and Seattle Public Library. 

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