Alice Mack

Alice Mack asked Alka Joshi:

Why didn't you include a sketch about what Henna art is? I didn't know what it was until I looked it up on line. You said at the South County library in Estero, Florida that you were an Empath. That actually means you are a highly sensitive person and there is a book by that name. I'm also highly sensitive. Basically we are born that way. You speech presentation was very good. Thanks for coming. I got your book.

Alka Joshi Thank you, Alice, for coming to the Estero library in Florida to see me! I’ve always been sensitive to other people’s emotional states. When I was younger, I would absorb the mood of those around me. It allowed me to understand what they were going through on a deep level, but it also made me feel all those things intensely. Over the years, I learned to protect myself so that while I can feel what others are feeling, I can also distance myself appropriately and merely observe. That acute observation has been super helpful as I create characters in my novels whom readers like you can resonate with. Thanks so much for reading the trilogy :-)

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Brenna Blanchard

Brenna Blanchard asked Alka Joshi:

Hello Alka! What a wonderfully beautiful story! You might not remember me, but until November of last year I worked at your local library. I really wish I had read The Henna Artist before I moved away, as I would have loved to complement your work in person, but this will have to do. I can't wait to read the sequel. Hope you are doing well! I can't post this without a question mark, so ? :)

Cathryn Wellner

Cathryn Wellner asked Alka Joshi:

I just reviewed your debut novel and want to thank you. I devour books like popcorn. Many of them are excellent. Others are just OK. Rarely do I come to the end of the book and sigh with regret that I must leave the characters I have come to love. Thank you for an extraordinary book that left me wanting more. What is your next book?

Sarah Willmann

Sarah Willmann asked Alka Joshi:

Hi alka joshi How are you doing? I re read your Jaipur trilogy and enjoyed them all over again. I cannot wait til your next book Six days in Bombay. May I ask how is the henna artist series for Netflix coming along? I am waiting patiently in excitement for it as well. From Sarah

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