C.J. Khemi (Author of House of Badawi)

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C.J. Khemi

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Born

Queens, NY, The United States

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Fantasy, Romance

Member Since

January 2022

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C.J. Khemi (she/her) is the debut author of House of Badawi. She鈥檚 Indo-Trinidadian-American, a native New Yorker, and is currently living out her cottage-core dreams in a home outside of NYC.

Khemi holds a M.A. in International Affairs and a B.A. in Psychology. She is a content writer by day, covering current affairs and politics in the United States.

When C.J. is not working or writing, she is out walking at her local nature preserve, trying to perfect her mom鈥檚 curry chicken recipe (which she has yet to get just right), and binging her latest obsession with her cat, Moon.

You can follow CJ for more on TikTok and Instagram at - @cj.khemibooks

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C.J. Khemi House of Badawi came to me after rewatching a childhood favorite, Tuck Everlasting. I immediately thought to myself... "Hey, what if the Tuck family w鈥辞谤别House of Badawi came to me after rewatching a childhood favorite, Tuck Everlasting. I immediately thought to myself... "Hey, what if the Tuck family was actually a legion of 'Keepers,' bound to protect the magical waters. Also, what if it wasn't a family, but a group of women? And what if we tossed them into a fantasy land inspired by Indo-Caribbean ancestry?" I know, sounds like a fever dream. One month later, I was staring at a completed draft. (less)

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