A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF with MEGHA MAJUMDAR

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
| Location of Session: Latino Collection Resource Center
Adult Sessions

Start of Signing: 1:15 PM
| Signing Location: Adult Signing Tent

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About the Event

Is there a novel out there that gives Cormac McCarthy’s The Road a run for its money? Yes, and it’s A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar. Majumdar’s electrifying new novel—chosen by Oprah for her Book Club, winner of an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, and a National Book Award Finalist—is a masterful work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation. With stunning control and command, Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families, each operating from a place of ferocious love and undefeated hope, each discovering how far they will go to secure their children’s futures as they stave off encroaching catastrophe. This session is a can’t-miss for any book club.

About the Author

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Megha Majumdar

Megha Majumdar is the author of the novel A Guardian and a Thief, which won the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, was named a Finalist for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize, and was selected for Oprah’s Book Club. Her debut novel, the New York Times bestseller A Burning, was Longlisted for the National Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize and the Andrew Carnegie Medal. It was a TODAY show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick and a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick. Majumdar is the recipient of a Whiting Award, as well as fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri and Hawthornden foundations. Born and raised in Kolkata, India, and educated at Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University, she now lives in New York.

Moderator

Yvette Benavides

Yvette Benavides is the managing editor at Texas Public Radio where she hosts the Book Public podcast and co-hosts The Lonely Voice with Peter Orner. She is professor emerita in English and creative writing at Our Lady of the Lake University. She is the 2024 Dobie Paisano Fellow and has also been the recipient of numerous awards in journalism and teaching. Her stories and essays have been published widely. She co-authored the book San Antonio 365: On This Day in History.