Diwali Brooklyn Panel

Schedule

Thu Nov 05 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

The Ripped Bodice | Brooklyn, NY

Advertisement
To celebrate the Diwali season, we're hosting a BK panel with authors Lavanya Lakshmi, Nisha Sharma, Naina Kumar, and Rosey Kaur Hwang.
About this Event

This ticketed event includes a copy of either Lavanya's Leave and Come Back, Nisha's Illusions of Fire, Naina's Just a Highland Fling, or Rosey's Everything She Wanted. All books will also be available for additional purchase at the event!

Can't attend the event? Signed books from the authors will be available for Brooklyn pick-up and shipping here. Must order by October 29.

About Lavanya Lakshmi:

Lavanya Lakshmi is a third culture kid who has lived in nine cities across India, China, the US, and Canada. One of her many childhood homes was a suite on the 37th floor of a luxury hotel. She lived in New York for nine years after getting her Master’s degree from NYU and currently resides in Toronto. She drinks iced coffee all-year round and her feet are always, always cold.

About Nisha Sharma:

Nisha Sharma is the author of the contemporary YA novelsMy So-Called Bollywood Life(a Kirkus starred review, NPR Best Book of 2018, and RITA Award Winner for Best Young Adult Romance) andRadha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance. She is also the author of The Singh Family Trilogy (contemporary adult romance) and the rom-com series If Shakespeare Were an Aunty. You can find her online at nisha-sharma.com. She’s also on Twitter and Instagram at @nishawrites. Nisha and her family live in Pennsylvania.

About Naina Kumar:

Naina Kumar is the USA Today bestselling author of Just a Highland Fling, Say You’ll Be Mine, and Flirting with Disaster. A former civil rights lawyer, she now spends her days writing and reading about love. Her books have been featured in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, The Guardian,and elsewhere. She lives in Texas, and if she’s not at her desk writing her next book, she’s either taking her rowdy rescue dog on a walk or shopping at HEB.

About Rosey Kaur Hwang:

Rosey Kaur Hwang writes contemporary romance novels that are all heart yet unconventional, taking women deeper into the places within themselves that prevent them from living their own fairy tale. Off the page, she guides writers to bring their stories to life and into the world through her Story Acceleration Coaching and intentional digital marketing.

Advertisement

Where is it happening?

The Ripped Bodice, 218 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

USD 24.39 to USD 40.20

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
The Ripped Bodice BK
Host or PublisherThe Ripped Bodice BK

Ask AI if this event suits you