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Priya Parmar is the author of the novels Exit the Actress and Vanessa and Her Sister, a New York Times Notable Book, as well as co-author of the musical Sylvia (London Old Vic) nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Original Musical. Her forthcoming novel, The Original, will be published by Ballantine in April 2026. She lives with her family and four rescue dogs.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 8,005 ratings · 1,485 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Vanessa and Her Sister 3.77 avg rating — 6,236 ratings — published 2014 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exit the Actress 3.82 avg rating — 1,658 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Original 3.83 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2026 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Education to Incarceration: Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Second Edition by Anthony J. Nocella II (Goodreads Author) (editor), Priya Parmar (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Stovall (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia, Volume I by Shirley R. Steinberg, Priya Parmar (Goodreads Author), Birgit Richard 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebel Music: Resistance through Hip Hop and Punk by Priya Parmar (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott Robertson, Martha Diaz really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So I have not written a plumbean since last February. I have a really really good reason. I have been writing, editing, rewriting, writing some more and finally finishing my second book! It is the story of the painter Vanessa Bell and her famous sister, the writer, Virginia Woolf. The outrageous brilliant artistic literary friends are all there and the story is set in glamorous bohemian pre-wa Read more of this blog post »

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Priya Parmar and 1 other person liked Ashley's review of The Original: "As a Kate Hepburn fan, I adored this book. Short, crisp sentences that made you hear her voice. I liked the focus on her early years and Old Hollywood."
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Priya Parmar and 1 other person liked Greg's review of The Original: "In “The Original,” Priya Parmar takes on the daunting challenge of breathing fresh life into one of the most scrutinized figures in American film history, Katharine Hepburn. Remarkably, she succeeds not by attempting a conventional cradle-to-stardom " Read more of this review »
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Priya Parmar liked Ash Mello's review of The Original: " Reading “The Originals” was like stepping into the vibrant world of Katharine Hepburn, and I couldn’t help but marvel at the author’s incredible talent. Her writing is truly a gift—each word feels carefully chosen, painting a vivid picture of Hepburn" Read more of this review »
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“I am not waiting. I am not waiting for anyone any more. It was me I was waiting for.”
― Priya Parmar, Vanessa and Her Sister

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“A family is a messy unwieldy thing bounded only by blood andbeneath all the embarrassmentaffection.”
― Priya Parmar, Exit the Actress

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“The rest of us are still living on the borrowed fuel of potential and so far have not left deep footprints. But together we carry a brackish air of importance. As if we are doing something worthy in the world. Maybe how we live our lives is the grand experiment? Mixing company, throwing out customs, using first names, waiting to marry, ignoring the rules, and choosing what to care about. Is that why we matter? Or perhaps Miss Warre-Cornish is right and we do not matter in the least.”
― Priya Parmar, Vanessa and Her Sister

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Polls

March BoTM Nominations ~ Book About Women's History ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 books will move to Final Poll

The Witches: Salem, 1692

by Stacy Schiff

11 votes, 20.8%

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

by Kate Moore

9 votes, 17.0%

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

7 votes, 13.2%

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

by Malala Yousafzai

4 votes, 7.5%

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

by Irin Carmon

4 votes, 7.5%

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War

by Karen Abbott

3 votes, 5.7%

The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait

by Frida Kahlo

2 votes, 3.8%

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

2 votes, 3.8%

The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan

by Jenny Nordberg

2 votes, 3.8%

The Wife

by Meg Wolitzer

2 votes, 3.8%

Vanessa and Her Sister

by Priya Parmar

1 vote, 1.9%

No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women

by Estelle B. Freedman

1 vote, 1.9%

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

by Yeonmi Park

1 vote, 1.9%

Ravensbrück: Life and Death in Hitler's Concentration Camp for Women

by Sarah Helm

1 vote, 1.9%

The Feminine Mystique

by Betty Friedan

1 vote, 1.9%

A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France

by Caroline Moorehead

1 vote, 1.9%

The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

by Denise Kiernan

1 vote, 1.9%

The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster

by Tim Crothers

0 votes, 0.0%

America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines

by Gail Collins

0 votes, 0.0%

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