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Radhika Dhariwal grew up in India, Australia, South Africa, Hungary, the Philippines and the United States. She currently lives in Delhi, where she runs a bar called PCO. She loves puzzles (both doing them and creating them), and bread in all its golden, glorious forms. She has an undeniable soft spot for very badly behaved beagles. Radhika has a B.Sc in Psychology from Brown University and a MA in Psychology, with a focus on child development, from New York University.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Radhika R. Dhariwal I was taking my Great Dane to the vet in New Delhi because he had a toothpick stuck in this stomach. At a traffic light, I was looking out of the car …moreI was taking my Great Dane to the vet in New Delhi because he had a toothpick stuck in this stomach. At a traffic light, I was looking out of the car window when I saw a little squirrel nibbling on a piece of bread. A crow swooped in and shooed him away, snatching the bread from him. But a moment later, a big dog came, swatted the squirrel and the crow away with his tail, picked the bread up with his mouth and trotted it off. I forgot about the scene for the rest of the day, but that night I was unable to sleep and the scene kept replaying in my head. Suddenly my three main characters were born--a squirrel, a dog and a crow--and the whole story just unfolded in a few minutes. I began working on The PetPost Secret (aka The Tale of a No-Name Squirrel) the next morning. (less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Radhika R. Dhariwal Of course, everyone will tell you that the only way to overcome writer's block is by writing, no matter how hard it is. And, there is nothing more tru…moreOf course, everyone will tell you that the only way to overcome writer's block is by writing, no matter how hard it is. And, there is nothing more true than that. Forget what you are writing or how good it is--just write.
For me though, I realized that I have a few 'trigger' words that make me want to write, right then and there. There is no logic to the words; I suppose they are words that I like the sound of, that roll off the tongue with the right balance of bounce and swish. Oddly enough, for me, one of these words is 'horseradish'!(less)

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	The Petpost Secret by Radhika R. Dhariwal (Goodreads Author), Prabha Mallya (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Tale of a No-Name Squirrel 3.82 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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