The Drum

Mitali Perkins has written several acclaimed books for young readers, including Bamboo People, Monsoon Summer, Rickshaw Girl, Secret Keeper, and the First Daughter books. She speaks frequently about the transforming power of stories as windows and mirrors, blogs about “books between cultures” (mitaliblog.com), tweets regularly (@mitaliperkins), and also connects with readers through Facebook. Visit mitaliperkins.com.

Her essay "Writing Race in Novels" appears in the July 2013 issue of The Drum.