My Big, Fat Desi Wedding

My Big, Fat Desi Wedding by Prerna Pickett (Page Street Publishing, 2024) This YA romance anthology, featuring eight different Desi authors, contains the spectrum of stories one expects from an anthology – it runs the gamut from a “family curse” that turns speech to truth, to a vampiric marriage, to the ever-beloved trope of one’s soulmate’s feelings appearing as words upon one’s skin. Each story gives a glimpse into that author’s style. Overall, this anthology is a great introduction to a variety of authors, both debut and experienced, as well as an introduction to multiple facets of Desi weddings from across the region. (Grades 8+)