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Tania James was born in 1980 and raised in Kentucky. She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she majored in filmmaking, and received her Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia. She now lives in New York City. Atlas of Unknowns is her first... Read full bio

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Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. I wish I could break dance. Also, I wish I could sing.
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Chapter 1 from Atlas of Unknowns
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Tania James Revealed

Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. The first few minutes of seeing a loved one after a stretch of time spent apart. For example, were I ever to see my dog Oscar, a hairy mellow guy, bounding through the forest in which he disappeared years ago, I would probably describe that moment of reunion as the most perfect kind of happiness, the kind that is touched by sadness as well. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. I always loved and dreaded the thought of being an airplane pilot. I guess the dread is what kept that a fantasy. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Tangelos Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. When I was in grade school, I dressed up as Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who guided Lewis and Clark through their western expedition of the early United States, and did a presentation as if I were Sacajawea. Maybe it was the fact that she was the only person in our history book who even remotely resembled me, but I felt a sort of irrational kinship with her. But in all my research, I never heard her story from her own voice; the journey was always reported through Lewis and Clark or other men. If I could meet Sacajawea, I would apologize for sticking a feather over my braids and trying to approximate her accent by omitting articles. After that, I would ask her to tell me what it was like to be stolen from her family at such a young age, what it was like to lead a pack of men across unknown country, what it was like to carry her newborn baby along the way, what it was like to reunite with her brother after so many years of absence. Learn more about Tania James

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Tale of tortoise tastes green at Jaipur festival
Nigeria Guardian, January 29, 2010
...and tried to tap into the gist of the thing. Titled Migrant Words, Hanif Kureishi, Sadia Shepard and Tania James were assembled to discuss the self, the other, identity, barriers and borders and all those other things that preoccupy writers especially...
Meet the authors
Perth Now, September 12, 2009
...THIS week, The Sunday Times Big Book Club welcomes two authors ¿ Craig Silvey and Tania James ¿ on tour of select libraries around the state. Perth writer Silvey?s widely acclaimed Jasper Jones and James?s equally lauded Atlas of Unknowns are...
Unknown no more
Perth Now, September 5, 2009
...ROOKIE American author Tania James is living a dream she never thought possible. She has burst into print, but theres much more. Her first novel, Atlas of Unknowns, has just been translated into five...
Translating a dream to reality
Brisbane Courier-Mail, September 4, 2009
...: Email : Print Submit comment: Submit comment Fiona Purdon ROOKIE American author Tania James is living a dream she never thought possible. James never imagined herself as a published author, let alone having her debut work, Atlas of Unknowns,...
Naazish YarKhan: Atlas of Unknowns Keeps Readers Engrossed Until the Last Page
Huffington Post, July 13, 2009
...I had the pleasure of listening to Tania James read from her novel, Atlas of Unknowns, a few weeks ago. The few paragraphs she chose, had me hooked. The entire novel, now that I've completed it, didn...
Novel Ideas
Washington Missourian, June 23, 2009
...evokes a sense of gratitude for the significant others in our lives. *** 'Atlas of the Unknowns,' by Tania James. Reviewed by Kim Gluba, Washington Public Library. 'Atlas of Unknowns' is a tale of betrayal, secrets and the love between blood family as...
INDULGENCES : 'Atlas of Unknowns' is worth a journey to the bookstore
The Detroit Free Press, June 21, 2009
...of two sisters from India and a betrayal that rocks their world, is the work of first-time novelist Tania James. Of course you can get this new book from the library. But having a pristine hardcover of your own makes reading feel so substantial. Consider...
'Atlas of Unknowns,' by Tania James
San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2009
...anyone would choose to do anything else. 'Atlas of Unknowns,' the dazzling, original and deeply absorbing debut by Tania James, is this rare book. 'Atlas of Unknowns' opens in Kerala, India, and follows the Vallara sisters, Anju and Linno, one of whom...
Attend a poetry or fiction reading during National Poetry Month
Louisville.com, April 2, 2009
...little more life experience (probably at the bar at Avalon). With Louisville's most prominent emerging fiction writer, Tania James, featured on the front page of this week's Velocity, and April being National Poetry Month, now is a great time to look at...
Sunday Salon
S. Krishna's Books, February 21, 2010
...Butturini Once in a Lifetime – Cathy Kelly All Unquiet Things – Anna Jarzab Atlas of Unknowns – Tania James...
Atlas of Unknowns – Tania James
S. Krishna's Books, February 21, 2010
...Title: Atlas of Unknowns Author: Tania James ISBN: 9780307268907 Pages: 336 Release Date: April 21, 2009 Publisher: Knopf Genre: Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction Source: Curled Up With a Good Book Rating: 4.5 out of 5...
Sunday Salon
S. Krishna's Books, February 7, 2010
...Once in a Lifetime – Cathy Kelly One Amazing Thing – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Atlas of Unknowns – Tania James The Language of Secrets – Dianne Dixon The Last Man on the Moon – Gene Cernan & Don Davis Devil in Winter...
2009 Stats
A Garden Carried in the Pocket, February 1, 2010
...pages The Language of Bees - Laurie R. King - 2009 - 433 pages Atlas of Unknowns - Tania James - 2009 - 319 pages Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs - 2007 - 388 pages Silent on the Moor - Deanna Raybourn - 2009 465 pages The Four...
Local Business Owner Talks Books
The Edit: WFPL's Gabe Bullard blogs the news, December 14, 2009
...Do?” David Small, “Stitches: A Memoir” Fiction: Chris Cleave, “Little Bee” Muriel Barbery, “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” Tania James, “Atlas of Unknowns” Lydia Peelle, “Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing” Lorrie...
Books of ‘09
zikkir, December 8, 2009
..."Little Bee." Michael Sandel makes my guests cut. So do Lorrie Moore, Jonathan Lethem, A.S. Byatt, Tania James. What about yours? This hour, On Point: for the holidays, the best books of ’09. You can join the conversation. Tell us what you think —...
Sister Fiction: Tania James
The Sister Project Master Site Feed, November 24, 2009
...W E LOVE TANIA JAMES. Her beautiful bikini-waxing, husband-avoiding, vibrant sisters make us grin from earring to earring, and don’t tell anyone, but everyone on our holiday list is getting her new book...
New South Asian Fiction Writers in Guernica / Asian-American Literary Festival
Sepia Mutiny, November 20, 2009
...edited the fiction section of Guernica this month, and it features South Asian writers. Tomorrow, two of them ( Tania James and Hasanthika Sirisena ) will be joining us for a reading in Brooklyn as part of Page Turner - The Asian American Literary...
CHALLENGE: South Asian Author Challenge
S. Krishna's Books, November 16, 2009
...– Amulya Malladi The Toss of a Lemon – Padma Viswanathan Review Copies:   Atlas of Unknowns – Tania James The Prayer Room – Shanthi Sekaran The Wish Maker – Ali Sethi Bombay Time – Thrity Umrigar Sea of Poppies...
South Asian Diaspora Fiction
NewPages Blog, November 12, 2009
...conflict, and its effect on literature. Their selections include: "Red Ink" by Romesh Gunesekera "The Other Gandhi" by Tania James "Murder the Queen" by Hasanthika Sirisena "A Rightful Share" by Preeta Samarasan Visit Guernica Fiction to read all of...
SALTAF 2009 – South Asian Literary Festival
S. Krishna's Books, November 4, 2009
...7, from 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.  Authors Kamila Shamsie, Ru Freeman, Kunal Basu, and Tania James will be there.  For more information, here is the link to the website.  I’ll be there, and I hope you’ll stop by as well!...
Fiction Bonanza
BookFox, August 24, 2009
...to show up: Lauren Grodstein Adam Davies (who's been showing up everywhere recently!) Samantha Peale Victor Lodato Tania James The full schedule includes many more authors...
May 2009 reading wrap-up
Medieval Bookworm, June 2, 2009
...Rose 102. Silk - Alessandro Baricco 103. The Convenient Marriage - Georgette Heyer 104. Atlas of Unknowns - Tania James 105. The Ghost Brigades - John Scalzi 106. Undead and Unwelcome - MaryJanice Davidson 107. Starfinder - John Marco 108. The Bridge of...
AUTHORED: Tania James on "Atlas of Unknowns"
SAJAforum, May 27, 2009
...writers Kamran Pasha , Shilpa Agarwal , Minal Hajratwala and Dilara Hafiz .] Someone handed me an Uncorrected Proof of Tania James' "Atlas of Unknowns" a couple months ago. This would be the promotional, paperback version of the new book, with an...
This and That
A Garden Carried in the Pocket, May 21, 2009
...as Medicine , which I still haven't quite finished. I also need to review Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James an advanced reader's copy that I really enjoyed, Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs, and The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King. Ahem , and I also need...
Sunday Smatterings in Early April
Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind, April 5, 2009
...book deal - having a huge online following, especially on Twitter, is where it's at right now. Tania James' debut novel THE UNKNOWNS will be out later this month, and the Louisville Courier-Journal gets an advance look and profiles the author . James...
Sunday Smatterings in Early April
Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind, April 5, 2009
...book deal - having a huge online following, especially on Twitter, is where it's at right now. Tania James' debut novel THE UNKNOWNS will be out later this month, and the Louisville Courier-Journal gets an advance look and profiles the author . James...