Book Launch: Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar in conversation with Simi Shah

Book Launch: Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar in conversation with Simi Shah

Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

POWERHOUSE Arena
28 Adams Street (Corner of Adams & Water Street across from the Archway)
Brooklyn , NY 11201

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About the Book.

Raj and Rachel Ranjani have invited a small group of their ride or dies from college for a celebratory weekend in Napa Valley. On the agenda: three nights in the couple’s vineyard mansion, a lavish dinner at Napa’s hottest new restaurant, exclusive tastings, and the grand opening of the Ranjanis’ ultra-high-end winery. It’s a reunion of six friends who haven’t seen each other in years. What could go wrong?

To start, there’s the less-than-warm welcome: a brick flung through a window and palpable tension between the hosts. But no worries―all Raj has to do is pop a few bottles of vintage Dom, and the college vibes come rushing back. So do old resentments, animosities, and unrequited crushes. Soon enough, the illusion of friendship shatters like a gossamer wineglass, and one of the friends ends up dead. Everyone has their motivations. Everyone has something to hide.

Here’s to a weekend in the valley. Drink up and watch your back.

 

About the Author.

Sheila Yasmin Marikar’s work has been published in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Economist, Fortune, Bloomberg Businessweek, Vogue, and many other publications. Her New York Times Magazine profile of the chef Gaggan Anand was selected for the 2021 edition of Best American Food Writing. Sheila began her career at ABC News. A native of New Jersey, she is a graduate of Cornell University, where she studied history. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Moderator. 

 

Simi Shah is the Founder and CEO of South Asian Trailblazers, an award-winning media platform, community, and agency. She also advises burgeoning brands and high-profile individuals on strategic media, marketing, and growth opportunities. Simi recently served as Chief of Staff to Indra Nooyi, the former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, during the launch of her memoir, My Life in Full.