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.