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Sanjena Sathian

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Author Sanjena Sathian discusses her debut novel, Gold Diggers. Sanjena shares how she developed the book, her love of reading, and how she found her voice through her main character. She also discusses the process of turning her book into a screenplay for a television series for Mindy Kaling’s production company.

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