*See the latest foreign edition book covers at the bottom of this page
FEBRUARY 2012
- The U.S. paperback edition of Secret Daughter goes into its 9th printing
- The Macedonian rights to Secret Daughter are sold to AEA Izdavaci
JANUARY 2012
- Secret Daughter is featured on The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rodgers (CBC Radio) in a story about how women's reading preferences are changing. Listen here [starts at 26:00]
- The Norwegian edition of Secret Daughter (Indias Dattar) hits the Norway national bestseller list
DECEMBER 2011
- The Hungarian rights to Secret Daughter are sold Mertek Kiado
- The Polish edition of Secret Daughter (Sekretna Córka) goes into its 3rd printing
NOVEMBER 2011
- Secret Daughter is longlisted for the 2012 International Impac Dublin Literary Award
- Secret Daughter is nominated for the RT Reviewers' Choice Best Book Award in the Contemporary Fiction category
- The Polish edition of Secret Daughter (Sekretna Córka) hits the Poland national bestseller list [11/3]
OCTOBER 2011
- Secret Daughter is a Top 10 bestseller in Florida [10/16]
- Coverage of Shilpi's appearance at the International Festival of Authors in Uxbridge
- The U.S. paperback edition of Secret Daughter goes into its 7th printing
SEPTEMBER 2011
- The AAUW (American Association of University Women) chooses Secret Daughter as its Book of the Month for January 2012
- Secret Daughter appears on the Marin Independent Journal bestseller list [9/18]
- The U.S. paperback edition of Secret Daughter goes into its 5th printing
AUGUST 2011
- The Bulgarian rights to Secret Daughter have been sold to Hermes Publishing House
JULY 2011
- Secret Daughter makes the 2011 Exclusive Books Boeke Prize shortlist
- "Readers share their thoughts on Secret Daughter, this month's book club selection" [The Daily Gleaner, 7/30]
- "Orphan Girls in India" [Radio interview with Connie Kim, KCBS]
- "Beyond her wildest dreams" [Ottawa Citizen, 7/22]
- "First-time author exceeds her expectations" [Vancouver Sun, 7/1]
JUNE 2011
- Read Shilpi's guest blog post on RomCon
- The Spanish rights to Secret Daughter have been sold to Berta Noy at Grupo Planeta
- Read Shilpi's Q&A with readers on Chapters/Indigo Blog
- Hear Shilpi's radio interview on WGVU, NPR affiliate in Grand Rapids, MI
- The Czechoslovakian rights to Secret Daughter have been sold to Prah
- "Bestselling novel surpasses author's dream" [Edmonton Journal]
MAY 2011
- Read Shilpi's interview in the Montreal Gazette (5/28)
- Secret Daughter is featured as a FridayReads giveaway on Friday 5/20
- Secret Daughter moves up on the IndieBound Extended Bestseller List (5/8)
- Listen to Shilpi's interview with NPR affliate station WGTD 91.1 FM in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the Morning Show with Greg Berg, which aired 5/11
- Secret Daughter hits the IndieBound Extended Bestseller List (5/1)
- Secret Daughter is named a Top 10 Book for Mother's Day by TheSavvyReader.ca
- Secret Daughter hits the USA TODAY Bestseller List (4/28)
- IndieBound highlights Secret Daughter on its May 2011 list of IndieNext picks
APRIL 2011
- Secret Daughter is featured in the Target circular
- Secret Daughter rises to #23 on the New York Times Extended Bestseller List
- La Fille Secrete is released in France. See the French book cover
- Secret Daughter mentioned in A World Without Girls (The Daily Pretzel)
- See Shilpi's Debut Author Spotlight on RT Reviews
- In its first week of sale, the trade paperback edition of Secret Daughter earned the #29 spot on the New York Times Extended Bestseller List
- Read Shilpi's guest blog post on trying to write authentic relationships on Avon
- Secret Daughter is released in Israel, and hits the national bestseller list. See the Hebrew book cover, now in its 6th printing.
- Read Shilpi's guest blog post on the importance of book clubs on Book Club Girl
- The audiobook of Secret Daughter is now available on Audible
- Secret Daughter has been chosen as a Target Club Pick
- LITE fm’s Book Café has chosen Secret Daughter as one of its three featured books this month
- Secret Daughter is featured in Costco Connection
- The latest issue of Republic of Brown features Secret Daughter
MARCH 2011
- Listen to a discussion of Secret Daughter on The Book Show podcast (starts at 9:40)
- The German rights to Secret Daughter have been sold to Kiepenheuer
- Secret Daughter appears on the Globe & Mail's National Bestseller List for the 52nd consecutive week, including 15 weeks at #1 (March 6, 2011)
- Secret Daughter is chosen as one of the Top 10 Books About Motherhood by The Momoir Project
- Watch the book trailer for the new US trade paperback edition
- See the cover of the new US trade paperback edition of Secret Daughter, being released April 5, 2011
FEBRUARY 2011
- The audiobook edition of Secret Daughter is released by Recorded Books
- Secret Daughter goes into its 26th printing (International) and 3rd printing (U.S.)
- The Swedish rights to Secret Daughter have been sold to Forum
- The Lithuanian rights to Secret Daughter have been sold to Alma Littera
- Coverage of Secret Daughter in The Daily Times (Pakistan), The News Today (Bangladesh) and South Asia Media Net
- HarperCollins Canada announces 300,000 copies of Secret Daughter in the first year
- Secret Daughter appears on the Overdrive Top 10 List of most downloaded books for 2011 to date in Canada
JANUARY 2011
- "This Week's Book Buzz: Hot Titles ..." [Library Journal]
- "Shilpi Gowda sees her debut novel rocket up the bestseller charts" [Morehead-Cain]
- Secret Daughter is the winner of the first Certified Savvy Read
- Secret Daughter is featured in Toronto Life Magazine [Jan 2011 issue]
- Secret Daughter is featured in Top 10 Books You Must Read in 2011 [YouthKiAwaaz.com]
DECEMBER 2010
- Secret Daughter is the #1 bestselling book of 2010 in Canada as tracked by BookNet [Quill & Quire]
- Secret Daughter is featured in the Globe & Mail's Recap of 2010 as a topseller
- Secret Daughter is recommended as the top pick of the fall season on CTS Television by Indigo Books (starts at 2:51)
- The simple Chinese translation rights for Secret Daughter have been sold to Beijing Booky Company
- The complex Chinese translation rights for Secret Daughter have been sold to Han Shian Culture Publishing
- Apple Canada names Secret Daughter one of its 80 Best Books of 2010
- Vancouver Sun names Secret Daughter one of its Top 10 Canadian Books of 2010
- Radio Interview on Radio Canada International (starts at 37:35)
- Amazon names Secret Daughter one of its Editors' Top 100 Best Books of 2010, and is #2 on the Top 100 Customer Favorites
- Secret Daughter is nominated for GoodReads Choice Awards 2010 in two categories.
- Secret Daughter is one of 5 contenders to be a Certified Savvy Read
NOVEMBER 2010
- Secret Daughter a Runaway Success, Toronto Star [Nov 23, 2010]
- Videotape of Indigo event in conversation with Heather Reisman in Toronto
- The Greek rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Nea Ekdotiki
- Radio Interview on CBC Radio's "The Next Chapter" with Shelagh Rogers (starts at 41:36)
- Secret Daughter surpasses 200,000 copies printed in Canada
OCTOBER 2010
- The Week the Writers Came to Town, Vancouver Sun [Oct 30, 2010]
- The Norwegian rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Juritzen Forlag
- Girls Around the World: The Wisdom of Shilpi Somaya Gowda and Nicolas Kristof
- Videotape of Shilpi's reading at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC [Oct 17, 2010]
- The Croatian rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Profil Multimedija
- Gowda's first book a Canadian bestseller, Stanford Alumni Magazine [Oct 4, 2010]
- Secret Daughter is featured on Amazon.com's Canadian Author Spotlight
- Secret Daughter is published in the Netherlands under the title Looking for Asha by Karakter. See the book cover.
- The Polish rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Proszynski
- Secret Daughter to be published in Italy November 2010 by Corbaccio under the title La Figlia Segreta. See the book cover and book trailer.
SEPTEMBER 2010
- Secret Daughter hits #1 on the Globe & Mail National Bestseller List [Sept 24]
- Radio interview with Sandip Roy on New America Now [KALW, San Francisco]
- "Debut novel breaks out in Canada, with help of Costco" [Publishers Marketplace, Sept 20]
- "Who needs a book tour when there's Costco?" [GrandGesture, Sept 20]
- "What's the secret of Secret Daughter?" [Globe & Mail, Sept 18]
AUGUST 2010
- "Harrowing and heartbreaking: Bestselling novel is inspired by the inequality faced by females in India" [Ottawa Citizen, Aug 22]
- HarperCollins Canada announces 160,000 copies of Secret Daughter in print [Aug 14]
- Secret Daughter is chosen for "Top 10 Books to Read While Your Sunburn Heals"
- CityTV's Breakfast Television and McNally Robinson Booksellers select Secret Daughter for their August Book Club
- Secret Daughter is chosen as a "Heather's Pick" at Chapters/Indigo and goes into its 14th printing (International edition)
JULY 2010
- The Brazilian rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Record Publishing Group
- Secret Daughter review published in Indianapolis Star [July 25]
- The Turkish rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Pegasus Yayinlari
- Secret Daughter is chosen as the Chapters/Indigo Facebook group book of the month
- Shilpi Somaya Gowda quoted in "Over-hyped or unforgettable: Writers weigh in with their diverse views on whether Harper Lee’s [To Kill a Mockingbird] is brilliant, or bland" in Globe & Mail [July 2]
JUNE 2010
- Secret Daughter is featured on MyBindi.com [June 30]
- "Read Canadian to celebrate Canada Day: "Not to be missed: bestselling debut novel, Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda has received rave reviews ..." in The Expositor [June 26]
- Secret Daughter goes into its 11th printing (International) and 2nd printing (U.S.)
- "Author discusses book..." in Canton Daily Ledger [June 17]
- The Serbian rights to Secret Daughter are sold to IP JOVAN
- Radio interview with WBYS in Canton, Illinois [June 10]
- Secret Daughter hits #1 on the Globe & Mail Canadian Fiction Bestseller list and stays there for four weeks [June 4]
MAY 2010
- Secret Daughter featured in Canton Daily Ledger [May 29]
- Secret Daughter hits Canada's National Post Bestseller List [May 29]
- Radio interview with KCBS in San Francisco/Bay Area [May 9]
- Secret Daughter hits the Toronto Star Bestseller List
- Elle Magazine (Canada) names Secret Daughter one of its top 3 books for May 2010
APRIL 2010
- Good Housekeeping names Secret Daughter its "Book Pick to Grab You"
- The Italian rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Corbaccio [Apr 6]
- Secret Daughter hits #4 on the Dallas Morning News Local Bestseller List [Apr 4]
- "India's Forgotten Daughters" [Interview with Shilpi in India Abroad, Apr 2]
- Secret Daughter is featured as an IndieNEXT Great Read in independent bookstores for the month of April
MARCH 2010
- "The 100 Million Lost Girls of India" [Dallas Morning News Op-Ed by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, Mar 28]
- Secret Daughter rises to #2 on the Globe & Mail Bestseller List [Mar 26]
- Secret Daughter featured on "What's Hot" on 103.7 FM KVIL [Mar 22]
- "Novel Explores Secret Adoption's Impact on 2 Families" [AdoptionIssues.org]
- "Books We're Buzzing About: The Best New Titles for Spring" [More.com]
- Secret Daughter debuts at #4 on the Globe & Mail Bestseller List [Mar 12]
- Book Brahmin Interview [Shelf Awareness, Mar 12]
- "Here's a local writer to watch..." [Dallas Morning News, Mar 10]
- Radio Interview with WCBQ-WHNC-AM, Raleigh NC [Dr. Alvin Jones, Mar 9]
- "Author writes about loss, family in India and US" [Huffington Post, Mar 8]
- 20 Questions Interview [India New York, Mar 5 issue, page 23]
- "Gowda impresses with debut novel" [Park Cities People, Mar 5]
- Secret Daughter goes on sale March 9 in U.S. (bookstores, online, Costco in Texas) and Canada (bookstores, online, Costco)
FEBRUARY 2010
- The Israeli rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Simanim.
- Secret Daughter is chosen as an IndieNEXT Great Read by the American Booksellers' Association
JANUARY 2010
- The Danish rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Cicero (Copenhagen, Denmark), for publication in 2010.
DECEMBER 2009
- The French rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Marie-Pierre Bay at Mercure de France, for publication in 2010.
- The Dutch rights to Secret Daughter are sold to Francis Wehkamp at Karakter, for publication in 2010.
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