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Lakshmi Iyer

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Children's, Fiction, Memoir

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Lakshmi G. Iyer is a Tamil-American author whose work spans literary fiction, memoir, and books for young readers. Her novels include Hindsight, A Star Keeps Its Distance and, The Smudged Hyphen. Her books for young readers include Why Is My Hair Curly? and Why is my Skin Brown?.

Lakshmi lives in Southeast Pennsylvania with her husband and twin daughters. Find her work at lgiyer.com and on Substack.

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	Why is My Hair Curly? 4.33 avg rating — 157 ratings — 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
	Desi Modern Love: An Anthology of True Stories by Ranjani Rao (Goodreads Author), Nandini Patwardhan (Goodreads Author), Kalpana Mohan 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 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
	Hindsight 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — 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
	I Am Strength!: True Stories of Everyday Superwomen by Alyssa Waugh (Editor), Martha Frankel (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lakshmi Iyer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2018 — 3 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
	A Star Keeps Its Distance really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 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
	emerge 16: the Writer's Studio Anthology by The Writer's Studio (Editor), Lakshmi Iyer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Raoul Fernandes (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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 Smudged Hyphen: Essays on Family, Identity, and the Art of Belonging 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	I AM STRENGTH: True Stories of Everyday Superwomen it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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