Book Club Month

November 20 Author Talk 11/19/2020

Sonali Dev Author

USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev writes Bollywood-style love stories that explore issues faced by women around the world. Dev’s novels have been on Library Journal, NPR, Washington Post, and Kirkus’s best books of the year lists. She has won the American Library Association’s award for best romance, the RT Reviewer Choice Award for best contemporary romance, multiple RT Seals of Excellence, is a RITA finalist, and has been listed for the Dublin Literary Award. Shelf Awareness calls her “Not only one of the best but one of the bravest romance novelists working today.” She lives in Chicagoland with her husband, two visiting adult children, and the world’s most perfect dog. Find more at sonalidev.com.

Brianna Wellen joined the Reader in 2013 as an editorial assistant and since has covered everything from stand-up comedy to medical marijuana to riot grrls and so much more. Now, as culture editor, she continues to work to celebrate the people, places, and communities of all shapes and sizes that make up the city’s vibrant and thriving arts and culture scene. She spends her free time (when not in a pandemic) laughing at comedy shows, drinking in dive bars, and (now more than ever) watching as many TV shows and movies as possible with her cats, Miso and Tofu.