Simsbury Community Read: Virtual Author Talk with Sajni Patel

Meet Sajni Patel author of The Knockout! Sajni will give a talk about her writing process & will answer questions. Pick up a copy of the book in the Teen Room & register for this awesome event. The first 5 registrants will receive their own copy of the book with swag signed by the author! Registration will close at 1 pm on Monday, November 8th. This event is part of the 2021 Simsbury Community Read program.

A little about author Sajni Patel:
Award-winning author, Sajni Patel, was born in vibrant India and raised in the heart of Texas. She draws on personal experiences, cultural expectations, and southern flair to create worlds centered around strong Indian women. Once in MMA, she’s now all about puppies, rainbows, and tortured love stories. She divides her time between Hawai’i (where honu is her #1 obsession) and Austin (where she not-so-secretly watches Mathew McConaughey from afar during UT football games.) Queso is her weakness and thanks to her family’s cooking, Indian/Tex-Mex cuisine is a real thing. She’s a die-hard Marvel Comics fan, an ube fanatic, and is always wrapped up in a story. 

Book blurb for The Knockout:
A rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for. If 17-year-old Kareena Thakkar is going to alienate herself from the entire Indian community, she might as well do it gloriously.