Jan Yanehiro

Jasmin Darznik is the New York Times bestselling author of The Bohemians. Her debut novel, Song of a Captive Bird, was a New York Times Book Review “Editors’ Choice” book and a Los Angeles Times bestseller. Darznik is also the author of The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother’s Hidden Life. Her books have been published in seventeen countries and her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, among others. Darznik holds a Ph.D. in English from Princeton University is a professor of English and creative writing at California College of the Arts.

Alka Joshi

Author

Alka Joshi was born in India and raised in the U.S. since the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. At age 62, Joshi published her debut novel, The Henna Artist, which immediately became a New York Times bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick, was Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and is being developed into an episodic series by Miramax TV. The sequel, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, released June 2021, and will be followed by the third book in the trilogy in 2023.

Dave Iverson

Author

Dave Iverson is a writer, documentary film producer/director and retired broadcast journalist. Winter Stars: An Elderly Mother, an Aging Son and Life’s Final Journey is Dave’s first book. It tells the story of the 10 year caregiving odyssey he shared with his mom until her passing at the age of 105.

Dave has produced and reported more than 20 documentary specials for PBS, including the Frontline film, “My Father, My Brother and Me” which explored his family’s battle with Parkinson’s disease and Capturing Grace, which tells the story of what happened when a group of people with Parkinson’s disease joined forces with a legendary New York City dance company. He was a radio and television reporter and host for nearly 40 years, first at Wisconsin Public Broadcasting and then at San Francisco’s NPR affiliate KQED. His awards include a national Emmy, four regional Emmys and numerous film festival citations. He is a founding member of the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Patient Council and still dreams of running in one more New York City Marathon.

Dave and his wife Lynn divide their time between Oakland, California and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. They delight in spending time with their families and grandchildren.

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