Your Next Life Is Now Release Celebration with Namrata Patel

A special evening celebrating the release of with bestselling author Namrata Patel! In conversation with fellow author Karen Winn, Namrata will discuss the latest heartfelt release, a mother-daughter road trip story filled with self-discovery, bold choices, and second chances. Known for her compelling explorations of identity and family, Namrata brings warmth, wit, and a global perspective to her storytelling. Don’t miss this chance to connect with a rising voice in contemporary fiction, ask questions, and get your book signed. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to her work, this is a literary event you won’t want to miss!

Karen Winn’s Our Little World, a powerful coming-of-age story, will also be available for purchase and signing at the event!

EVENT DETAILS

• 6:30 PM: Doors Open – Settle in, grab a drink from our cafe and wine bar, and get ready for a great discussion!
• 7:00 PM: Discussion Begins – Namrata and Karen will dive into Your Next Life is Now.
• 7:45 PM: Q&A Session – Your chance to ask the authors anything!
• 8:00 PM: Signatures, Snapping Pics, and Salutations – Meet the authors, get your book signed, and snap a photo.
• 8:30 PM: Last call - Grab your final pour from the wine bar.
• 9:00 PM: Event Wraps Up – Thanks for joining us!

Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon! If the event sells out, you can join the waitlist. Should any spots open up, you’ll have 24 hours to register before we offer them to the next person.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Namrata Patel is a best selling, Indian-American author who calls Boston home! Her writing dives headfirst into the fascinating world of diaspora and dual-cultural identity, exploring the powerful connections we forge within our families, both the ones we're born into and the ones we choose. Having lived in countries around the world, Namrata brings a global perspective to her relatable and aspirational characters. Get ready to meet heroines who range from quietly determined to fiercely independent, and heroes who are undeniably swoon-worthy (with just the right touch of flaw!). 

Namrata’s work has been featured in Writer’s Digest, Christian Science Monitor as well as other literary publications.  Her debut novel, The Candid Life of Meena Dave, was celebrated as a longlist nominee for The Center for Fiction's Best First Novel Prize. 

ABOUT YOUR NEXT LIFE IS NOW

A mother and daughter—their lives in turnaround—navigate their next move on a road trip in a captivating novel about choices and self-discovery by the author of The Candid Life of Meena Dave.

Life is built on single decisions. Choose wisely.

It’s one of life coach Nikki Parekh’s mottos. That and being open to opportunities and taking leaps without fear. But when Nikki accepts her boyfriend’s casual proposal of marriage, she wonders if it’s just too soon, too spontaneous—and so sudden that she seeks out the advice of her not-so-nurturing mother, Tara.

To Nikki’s surprise, Tara, who raised her daughter to be self-sufficient, urges Nikki to trust her decision. Maybe that’s because Tara has made a headstrong decision of her own. After nearly forty years of marriage, she’s divorcing Nikki’s father. She’s already packing up an RV to search for her first love, who still looms large in Tara’s memories. So what’s a daughter to do with a runaway mother? Join her.

Their romantic lives in flux, Nikki and Tara hit the road. Mile by mile, they’re reliving past mistakes, learning more about each other, and rebuilding faith in themselves and in the choices they’ve made—wherever it all may lead.

ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER

Karen Winn is the author of two novels: The Society (coming 2026), and Our Little World, published by Dutton/ Penguin Random House.

She earned her MFA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. For her undergraduate studies she attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she may or may not have belonged to a secret society.

Writing is her first love and second career; she worked as a nurse for many years. Karen lives in the charming Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston with her husband, two children, and their 100-pound Bernedoodle.

ABOUT OUR LITTLE WORLD

When the neighborhood girl goes missing, everything changes…

July 1985. It’s a normal, sweltering New Jersey summer for soon-to-be seventh grader Bee Kocsis. Her thoughts center only on sunny days spent at Deer Chase Lake, on evenings chasing fireflies around her cul-de-sac with the neighborhood kids, and on Max, the boy who just moved in across the street. There's also the burgeoning worry that she'll never be as special as her younger sister, Audrina, who seems to effortlessly dazzle wherever she goes.

But when Max’s little sister, Sally, goes missing at the lake, Bee’s long-held illusion of stability is shattered in an instant. As the families in her close-knit community turn inward, suspicious and protective, things in Bee’s own home become increasingly strained, most of all with Audrina, when a shameful secret surfaces. With everything changed, Bee and Audrina’s already-fraught sisterhood is pushed to the limit as they grow up—and apart—in the wake of an innocence lost too soon.

Perfect for readers of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You, Our Little World is a powerful and lyrical coming-of-age story that examines the complicated bond of sisterhood, the corrosive power of envy, and how the traumas of our youths can shape our identities for a lifetime.

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