New Canaan Library's video: New Canaan Library Presents: Book Chat with Jai Chakrabarti

On October 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm join us with Emerging Writer: Jai Chakrabarti. Let’s welcome to Book Chat a new voice to the writing world, Jai Chakrabarti, whose short fiction has appeared in numerous journals and has been anthologized in The O. Henry Prize Stories, The Best American Short Stories, and awarded a Pushcart Prize. Jai was born in Kolkata, India and now splits his time between Brooklyn, NY and the Hudson Valley. A Play for the End of the World is his debut novel. Accolades: Oprah Daily’s “30 of the Best Fall Books of 2021 to Cuddle Up With;” Vol. 1 Brooklyn’s “Books of the Month;” Paperback Paris’s “Debut Books We’re Excited to Read!” “Like Jhump Lahiri’s ‘The Lowland,’ Chakrabarti explores his flawed, bewildered characters’ fine-grained emotional shifts when confronted with confusing, violent political movements. ” -Washington Post “Chkrabarti’s absorbing debut is an ode to art, friendship, and love…” – Booklist