Join in a virtual event with Priyanka Taslim to discuss “The Love Match.”
VIRTUAL EVENT DETAILS
January 2, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Anderson’s Bookshops
Joining Link: https://www.instagram.com/andersonsbookshop/?hl=en
January 3, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
East City Bookshop
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-event-priyanka-taslim-the-love-match-tickets-482612676507
Join in an in-person event with Priyanka Taslim, author of “The Love Match.”
IN-PERSON EVENT DETAILS
January 6, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Books Of Wonder
42 West 17Th Street
New York, NY 10011
January 8, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Barnes & Noble – Bensalem
300 Neshaminy Mall
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
January 12, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Montclair Public Library
50 South Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
About the Author:
Priyanka Taslim is a Bangladeshi American writer, teacher, and lifelong New Jersey resident. Having grown up in a bustling Bangladeshi diaspora community, surrounded by her mother’s entire clan and many aunties of no relation, her writing often features families, communities, and all the drama therein. Currently, Priyanka teaches English by day and tells all kinds of stories about Bangladeshi characters by night. Her writing usually stars spunky Bangladeshi heroines finding their place in the world—and a little swoony romance, too. You can connect with her on Twitter and Instagram @BhootBabe and check out her website, PriyankaTaslim.com.
About the Book:
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Pride and Prejudice in this delightful and heartfelt rom-com about a Bangladeshi American teen whose meddling mother arranges a match to secure their family’s financial security—just as she’s falling in love with someone else.
Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson, New Jersey. While Zahra’s plans for financial security this summer involve working long hours at Chai Ho and saving up for college writing courses, Amma is convinced that all Zahra needs is a “good match,” Jane Austen style.
Enter Harun Emon, who’s wealthy, devastatingly handsome, and…aloof. As soon as Zahra meets him, she knows it’s a bad match. It’s nothing like the connection she has with Nayim Aktar, the new dishwasher at the tea shop, who just gets Zahra in a way no one has before. So, when Zahra finds out that Harun is just as uninterested in this match as she is, they decide to slowly sabotage their parents’ plans. And for once in Zahra’s life, she can have her rossomalai and eat it too: “dating” Harun and keeping Amma happy while catching real feelings for Nayim.
But life—and boys—can be more complicated than Zahra realizes. With her feelings all mixed up, Zahra discovers that sometimes being a good Bengali kid can be a royal pain.
