Anjali Banerjee

Anjali Banerjee was born in India, raised in Canada and California and received degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Her books have received accolades in many review journals and newspapers. The Philadelphia Inquirer called her young adult novel, MAYA RUNNING (originally published by Wendy Lamb Books/Random House) "beautiful and complex" and "pleasingly accessible." The Seattle Times praised Anjali's novel for adults, IMAGINARY MEN (originally published by Simon & Schuster) as "a romantic comedy equal to Bend it Like Beckham." Anjali's middle grade novel, LOOKING FOR BAPU, has been made into a movie, ANU, by filmmaker Sudeshna Sen.

Anjali loves hiking, reading, watching movies, supporting local animal welfare organizations, feeding birds, and playing piano. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, in a cottage in the woods, with her husband and rescued cats.