Born in India and raised in Kentucky, Dr. Rajani LaRocca is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. She has been a primary care internal medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital since 2001. She lives in eastern Massachusetts with her husband and two children, where she spends her time writing, practicing medicine, and co-hosting the STEM Women in KidLit podcast. In 2022, her middle grade novel, Red White and Whole was named a Newbery Honor title.

Krishma immigrated to the United States from India when she was five years old, and like her protagonist Mira, grew up in Long Island and then attended NYU. She is a poet, writer, and public speaker. Krishma was the author of “Free Spirit,” a regular column in her hometown magazine, Brookville Living. She has an MS in education, as well as an MS in marketing. She has also worked as a high school social studies teacher for 11 years. She lives in NY with her husband and four children. She began writing From Ash to Ashes seventeen years ago, after the death of her first child. His loss was the inspiration for her book, and she has dedicated it to his memory. In addition to From Ash to Ashes, she is also writing a nonfiction book, titled Brown Girl’s Guide, a collection of essays on womanhood and motherhood as seen through the eyes of a woman of color.

This is the second part of our conversation with author, Dhipa Lee. During this episode, she reflects on the importance of pursuing one's goals and dreams, even in the face of opposition or doubt from others. She encourages women to take that first step towards their aspirations and break down their goals into small, achievable steps. Dhipa emphasizes the power of focusing on what one wants rather than what they don't want, and offers tips for visualizing and planning out one's ideas.

Welcome to the 3rd season of the Reframe Series podcast and our first guest is Dhipa Lee, a Bangladeshi-born British author of the novel, Written. Written is about the journey of a young girl named Eleanor born into a complex family with strict religious and cultural beliefs. Readers are forced to grapple with love, secrets, betrayal, and honor through the landscape for painful experiences and decisions she encounters on her path.