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Kirthana Ramisetti

Biography

Kirthana Ramisetti

Kirthana Ramisetti is the author of THE OTHER LATA, ADVIKA AND OTHER HOLLYWOOD WIVES, and DAVA SHASTRI'S LAST DAY, a "Good Morning America" Book Club selection optioned by Max. Her novels have received acclaim from TIME, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, The Associated Press and more. Besides co-founding the newsletter Ministry of Pop Culture, her writing has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Elle and Salon. She lives in New York City.

Books by Kirthana Ramisetti

by Kirthana Ramisetti - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Somewhere in New York City, Lata Murthy knows there is another person with her name living a much more interesting life. That's because Lata often receives the other Lata's emails. Lata's own life feels pathetic in comparison. So one day, she decides to take on this other Lata's identity and jumps headfirst into the glamorous New York lifestyle. At first, it all feels like a fairy tale. All of Lata's NYC dreams come true: she gets a higher-paying job, moves into a chic Chelsea apartment, and is embraced by an elite friend group that includes Rajeev, an up-and-coming fashion designer intent on making a splash at New York Fashion Week. But Lata doesn't just catch the attention of the handsome fashion designer --- she also incurs the wrath of the mysterious woman she is impersonating. And this Other Lata wants Lata to pay...but in the oddest of ways.

by Kirthana Ramisetti - Fiction

Advika Srinivasan considers herself a failed screenwriter. To pay the bills and keep her mind off of the recent death of her twin sister, she’s taken to bartending A-list events, including the 2015 Governors Ball, the official afterparty of the Oscars. There, she meets legendary film producer Julian Zelding. Despite their 41-year age difference, Advika falls helplessly under his spell, and their evening flirtation ignites into a whirlwind courtship and elopement. A month into their marriage, Julian’s first wife dies, and a tabloid reports a shocking stipulation in her will. A single film reel and $1,000,000 will be bequeathed to “Julian’s latest child bride” on one condition: Advika must divorce him first. Shaken out of her love fog, Advika decides to investigate him through the eyes and experiences of his exes.

by Kirthana Ramisetti - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Dava Shastri has always lived with her sterling reputation in mind. However, a brain cancer diagnosis at the age of 70 changes everything, and Dava decides to take her death into her own hands. Summoning her four adult children to her private island, she discloses shocking news: in addition to having a terminal illness, she has arranged for the news of her death to break early, so she can read her obituaries. Dava expects to read articles lauding her philanthropic work. Instead, her "death" reveals two devastating secrets, truths she thought she had buried forever. In the time she has left, Dava must come to terms with the decisions that have led to this moment --- and make peace with those closest to her before it's too late.