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One Grand Books & Writers at Lunch

By Priya Doty on March 9, 2023

I recently had the opportunity to give a short talk at Seminary Hill Winery in the Hudson Valley, sponsored by Aaron Hicklin of One Grand Books in Narrowsburg NY and Seminary Hill Winery. I was there with another truly lovely author, Brahna Yassky. We talked about journeys, the one that Brahna took as she details […]

5 Best Yoga Poses That Will Help Women

By Priya Doty on September 9, 2022

I began writing in earnest five years ago and have recently completed my first fiction novel, "Finding Warrior Pose". A few incidents stand out in my mind as being influential in my decision to write a book. In my book "Finding Warrior Pose," I write about many things, including travel (I’ve been to over 30 […]

What Makes Women Confident?

By Priya Doty on June 23, 2022

You’re envious of your friend because she can walk into any room and suddenly, all eyes are on her. She can attract people’s attention with her body language, the way she converses, and her overall confidence. But what is it that makes her confident? How can you develop these qualities in yourself? Is there life […]

Things You Didn’t Know About Yoga

By Priya Doty on June 23, 2022

Yoga is more than just fancy poses and stretches that the world knows it as. Whether you’re new to the exercise or just want to learn more, you’ve come to the right place! There are myriad of health benefits to practicing yoga and there are hundreds of things people don’t know about the ancient exercise. […]

Four Reasons I Love Yoga

By Priya Doty on June 15, 2022

The book Finding Warrior Pose is about yoga. After all, it's named after a common pose in yoga, Warrior Pose. But what got me fascinated with yoga in the first place, and how does it inform my life? Read on to hear more! Yoga is a practice At its heart, I fell in love with […]

Story Telling vs. Story Writing

By Priya Doty on May 8, 2022

I frequently hear marketers refer to themselves as story tellers. As a marketer by trade, and someone who's worked at a major ad agency, been part of creative advertising campaigns, and also a fiction author, the meaning of "story telling" is something that carries a lot of weight. I don't love to see it thrown […]

Here's what others are saying about Finding Warrior Pose

By Priya Doty on May 8, 2022

“In her debut novel, Priya Doty has produced a fun, hugely compelling novel about self-discovery and solving a centuries-old mystery at a yoga retreat in India. Part beach read, mostly thriller, a great-page turner.” Johnny Diaz, author of Boston Boys Club and Take the Lead "Recently unemployed and perpetually single and pressured to get married […]

Excited to share the book cover for Finding Warrior Pose

By Priya Doty on December 12, 2021

Finding Warrior Pose has a cover! Finding Warrior Pose has a cover! Learn the back story about what I write about, the book, and how the cover was designed and selected. Fun Asian Stories: I’m a fiction writer, covering the experience of being Asian American, and Indian American, both in the US and in other […]

What Are You?

By Priya Doty on June 4, 2021

I am new to the Grishaverse. For months, the insanely gorgeous cover of Shadow and Bone has been taunting me on Instagram. I have bookmarked this cover and saved it, thinking “if and when I finally find the perfect person to design the cover of my book, I want it to look this amazing.” But […]

Mother's Day & Vegetables

By Priya Doty on May 9, 2021

It's Mother's Day, and perhaps because it's Spring, I'm thinking a lot about how vegetables - the preparing and cooking of them - factored into my relationships with the maternal influences in my life.

Featured By: Pop Culture Prisoner

By Priya Doty on February 20, 2021

“I feel like a lot of Indian Americans are going to relate to bits and pieces of this book.” Deepti Sahrawat and I discuss the multicultural fiction novel Finding Warrior Pose. Deepti’s Pop Culture Prisoner podcast usually breaks down the drama on Bravo reality shows (Family Karma, Real Housewives) but today, she took a break […]

Featured By: Descendants of Hope

By Priya Doty on February 20, 2021

My colleague and all-around inspiring woman, Daphne Leroy, is building a community called Descendants of Hope. Her aim is to shine a light on the successes of first-generation immigrant americans who have reached heights their ancestors could never have imagined, thereby inspiring all immigrants and their descendants to reach new heights. She was kind enough […]

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