On this Complicated Conversation we welcome New York Times bestselling author, Alka Joshi, the author of The Henna Artist and now The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, the second novel in what will be a trilogy. We chat with Alka about what it felt like to be a coveted Reese Book Club pick, how she aspires “to matter” in her life, the cinematic way she writes, the ways her parents inspired her, how she’s living her second act as a writer with her true partner in life, her birth chart and a eerie prediction she received about her future. Finally, we get an update on the screen adaptation of The Henna Artist, which will start the amazing Frieda Pinto.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.