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27/10/2021

23/09/2018

It's been TWO YEARS since the release of Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken so author Monica Bhide is celebrating with a giveaway! Visit https://monicabhide.com/karma-Sep2018/ for full details and your chance to enter!

Enter to win a copy of Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken by Monica Bhide

06/05/2018

!!! NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT !!!

Read. Write. Reflect.: Inspiration for Creative Minds by Monica Bhide

“How do I write the great book that’s inside me, dying to get out?” This is a question that Monica Bhide has been asked thousands of times when speaking everywhere from the Smithsonian to leading blogging conferences to Les Dames d’Escoffier, from London to Dubai to Washington, DC.

There’s no boilerplate or blueprint for being a successful creative artist. But Monica, through her decade of writing and teaching, has formulated easy-to-follow principles to help you unleash your creativity, whether it be writing a book, painting a canvas, or composing a musical opus. Read. Write. Reflect. will show you how to face your fears, shoot down your demons, get yourself started, and follow through with persistence until you complete your creative project. Be still. Believe. Persevere.

For more information, including purchase details - visit https://monicabhide.com/book-read-write-reflect-inspiration-creative-minds/

READ. WRITE. REFLECT: INSPIRATION FOR CREATIVE MINDS (Bodes Well Publishing, May 2018)“How do I write the great book that’s inside me, dying to get out?” This is a question that Monica Bhide has been asked thousands of times when speaking everywhere from the Smithsonian to leading blogging con...

20/04/2018

Our ICU book is out in paperback today. We hope it will help caregivers in need.

https://www.amazon.com/See-You-Observations-Caregivers-Journey/dp/099766245X

Life can change in a single moment… Noted international food writer, poet, and educator Monica Bhide was a planner, a list maker who worried about “things big and small” until her husband’s life-threatening illness changed everything. As he lay in a coma in the ICU, Bhide was relegated to th...

23/03/2018

!!! NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT !!!

I SEE YOU by Monica Bhide

Monica Bhide has a just released a touching, deeply personal book - I See You: Observations from the ICU.

For full details , including links to pre-order and purchase, please visit the book page on Monica's website:
https://monicabhide.com/book-i-see-you/

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Life can change in a single moment…

Noted international food writer, poet, and educator Monica Bhide was a planner, a list maker who worried about “things big and small” until her husband’s life-threatening illness changed everything. As he lay in a coma in the ICU, Bhide was relegated to the sidelines, powerless, until she came to the realization that all we have is now, and all we can control is our mindset. Laced with her personal stories from the ICU — from the friends who showed up with food and prayers to the stranger who shared her potato chips and optimism — I See You is the story of finding peace and happiness amid the pain and uncertainty.

With her trademark insight, wisdom, and evocative prose, Bhide takes readers along on the emotional and transcendental journey of being a caregiver for a loved one — a journey filled with fear, helplessness, guilt, and frustration, but also humor, love, and the shining light of hope. Because “where there is hope, there is possibility, and possibility carries happiness in its folds.”

31/01/2018

Don't forget! There's only ONE MORE DAY to enter to win 1 of 10 signed copies of 'Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken' by acclaimed writer, Monica Bhide!

https://monicabhide.com/win-signed-copy-karma-art-butter-chicken/

Please share this with your friends and family who might like the chance to win their own copy! Thank you!

Please note:
- contest closes January 31, 2018
- contest is open to residents of the USA

(photo credit: Ali Gueleria)

Win a Signed Copy of Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken(photo credit: Ali Gueleria)I’m very excited to run my first giveaway of 2018!Ten lucky readers will each receive a signed copy of my debut novel, Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken.To enter, simply fill out the form below.Please note: By en...

24/01/2018

Want to win a signed copy of Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken by acclaimed writer, Monica Bhide?

Visit Monica's website and enter for your chance to win one of ten signed books!

https://monicabhide.com/win-signed-copy-karma-art-butter-chicken/

(photo credit: Ali Gueleria)

Please note:
- contest ends January 31, 2018
- contest is open to residents of the USA

Win a Signed Copy of Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken(photo credit: Ali Gueleria)I’m very excited to run my first giveaway of 2018!Ten lucky readers will each receive a signed copy of my debut novel, Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken.To enter, simply fill out the form below.Please note: By en...

19/01/2018

Looking for a chilling short story? Maybe you will enjoy this:

https://monicabhide.com/book-mother/

Cover by the talented Turmeric n spice / Simi Jois

08/01/2018

Do you enjoy poetry? Take a sneak peak at Telltales by Monica Bhide

https://www.wattpad.com/story/134457038-telltales

Internationally renowned writer, speaker, and poet Monica Bhide presents a beautifully complex and varied interpretatio...

18/12/2017

Did you know that Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken comes with a free e-cookbook? Details in the members-only section of monicabhide.com

Check it out!

14/12/2017

A terrific review of Karma and the art of Butter Chicken!

".. her detailing is inherently full-flavored.

Wisdom, lightheartedness and conflict abound in this fast-paced novel........applaud Monica Bhide for this “sense-sational” start to her series."

http://readerviews.com/reviewbhidekarmaandtheartofbutterchicken/

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05/12/2017

"Sometimes when the real world around you is noisy and intrusive and anxiety ridden you just need to get away. And sometimes a novel comes along that helps you do just that. A charming, engaging read that takes you to a place you might not have been and introduces you to people who are well-intentioned and kind-hearted and want to make things better."
--- Madhulika Sikka (veteran broadcast journalist who has worked for several media outlets, including NPR News and ABC News)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997662417/sr=1-3/qid=1512485764/

Raised by Buddhist monks in Delhi after his mother's untimely and tragic death, Eshaan sets out on the challenging quest to feed and nourish the hungry so they do not suffer her same fate. His attempts to achieve this monumental goal are constantly thwarted. And when his former girlfriend re...

24/11/2017

A huge thank you to Madhulika Sikka for this heartwarming review of Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken! https://52weeks52books52women.com/home/httpsL//www.52weeks52books52women.com2017/11/23/karma-and-the-art-of-butter-chicken-by-monica-bhide

“I am going to open a kitchen for poor people. You know, a place where you will never be refused a meal. A place where no one will ever go hungry.”

09/11/2017

Thank you to paste creative for designing and developing this beautiful website for our author, Monica Bhide
http://monicabhide.com/

Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken In a moving debut novel by celebrated food writer Monica Bhide, a traumatized young man raised by Buddhist monks in Delhi after his mother’s tragic death tries to right the wrongs of his past by embarking on a challenging quest. Described as “Slumdog Millionaire m...

08/11/2017

Internationally renowned writer, speaker, and poet Monica Bhide presents a beautifully complex and varied interpretation of seemingly commonplace objects and signs that reflect a universal truth. Stories revealed by the wrinkles on bed sheets and clothes… The paradox of a single drop of rain… The secrets and truths that shine through the cracks we try to hide behind…
With Telltales, Monica explores the themes of love, loss, sacrifice, faith, healing, and the exquisitely simple experiences that connect us to one another and a deeper understanding of life. From the red rain of Kerala to a bowl of broth that holds the memories of childhood, the mundane is transformed into the sublime in this collection of poems that will resonate and linger.

A reminder
that, maybe, just maybe
a miracle is
merely a touch away

http://monicabhide.com/book-telltales/

TELLTALES – a book of poems (Bodes Well Publishing, 2017) Internationally renowned writer, speaker, and poet Monica Bhide presents a beautifully complex and varied interpretation of seemingly commonplace objects and signs that reflect a universal truth. Stories revealed by the wrinkles on bed sheets...

07/11/2017

A big, huge thank you to Cascades Library for hosting our author, Monica Bhide! There was Indian food, Bollywood music and a terrific discussion! Thank you to all the organizers and the attendees.

31/10/2017

Meet our author: Monica Bhide

“Monica Bhide’s wonderful, internationally-flavored collection is full of spice and life. The beguiling voice of a true storyteller will lure you out of your self into her intriguing, fictional world. Enjoy!”

Diana Abu-Jaber, author of Crescent and Bird of Paradise on Monica Bhide’s The Devil in Us

“Monica writes stories about food, but often they are really stories about searching. She looks for what the world will reveal if you ask questions of the things we usually keep silent. She’s a generous writer, seeking the finer, richer sides of us.”

Francis Lam, Editor-at-Large, Clarkson Potter, and New York Times Magazine columnist on Monica Bhide’s A Life of Spice

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Monica Bhide is an award winning writer, accomplished literary coach, gifted poet, storyteller, and educator with a lyrical voice and universal appeal. As a bestselling fiction and internationally renowned cookbook author, Bhide is known for sharing food, culture, mystery, and love in her writing. Having roots and experience in many places, Bhide inspires readers everywhere with present day stories which transcend cultural, chronological, geographical, economical, and religious borders.

Bhide’s short story collection, The Devil in Us, topped the list on Kindle as a bestseller in its category of Literary Short Fiction. Her memoir, A Life of Spice, was picked by Eat Your Books as one of the top five food memoirs of 2015. Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi picked Bhide’s Modern Spice (Simon & Schuster, 2009), as one of the “Best Books Ever” for Newsweek in 2009. The Chicago Tribune named Bhide “one of the seven food writers to watch in 2012”. In April 2012, Mashable.com picked her as one of “the top ten food writers” on Twitter. Her work has garnered numerous accolades and has been included in four Best Food Writing anthologies (2005, 2009, 2010, and 2014).

A respected writing authority, Bhide appears regularly on NPR and conducts sold-out workshops on writing, food, culture, and scheduled speaking events at prestigious venues as the Smithsonian Institution, Sackler Gallery, Les Dames d’Escoffier, Georgetown University, and Yale University. She has taught all over the world including conferences in London, Dubai, US etc. She has also been the “Writing Coach in Residence” for the annual conference of the Association of Food Journalists.

She was the recipient of the Susan B. Langhorne Scholarship for Food Writers at the Symposium for Professional Food Writers in 2004 and the runner up for the 2005 award. Bhide was a Runner up for the David Leite Scholarship offered by the Symposium for Professional Food Writers in 2008 and a Finalist for IACP’s Bert Greene Award, 2008.

As a noted international food writer, Bhide has built a diverse and solid audience through her books and articles in top-tier media such as: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Ladies Home Journal, AARP-the Magazine, Parents Chicago Tribune (who named her one of the seven food writers to watch in 2012), Christian Science Monitor, Bon Appétit, Town and Country Travel, Food and Wine, Cooking Light, Coastal Living, Health, Better Nutrition, and many others.

Monica has served on judging panels for scholarships to the Greenbrier Symposium for Professional Food Writers, James Beard Foundation awards, and many other food and writing competitions.

Bhide’s culinary forays include discussing truffles with legendary Mumbai chef Imtiaz Querishi; sampling hamur fish on dhows in Dubai; sipping camel’s milk in Bahrain; presenting “Spices and Rices” at the French Embassy in DC, getting lost on the backstreets of Delhi searching for the perfect paratha, and collaborating with DC’s legendary local Chef, Jose Andres.



Bhide is a graduate of THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington, D.C., and holds a master’s degree from LYNCHBURG COLLEGE, Lynchburg, VA and a Bachelor’s degree from BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, Bangalore, India. She feels fortunate for her rich, multicultural education and enjoys giving back to the global community by serving on committees and volunteering for Les Dames d’Escoffier, The International Association of Culinary Professionals, and at her children’s schools in Northern Virginia.

She lives in Virginia with her husband and two sons.

31/10/2017

Our author, Monica Bhide, loves to speak to book clubs around the country! Would your book club like to invite her? Please contact us for details!

31/10/2017

Our author, Monica Bhide, at a few of her recent events including her talk at the Smithsonian and at American University

13/10/2017

13/10/2017