SECRETS IN THE WIND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rumki Chowdhury / rumkic86@gmail.com Author Rumki Chowdhury receives national recognition through the NYC BIG BOOK AWARD®! Paterson, NJ -- The NYC Big Book Award recognized Secrets in the Wind by Rumki Chowdhury in the category of Multicultural Fiction as a distinguished favorite.

The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. Selected award winners and distinguished favorites are based on overall excellence. Secrets in the Wind by Rumki Chowdhury Asha, a teenager from America, travels to Bangladesh with her parents to learn more about her Bengali culture. She is excited to meet her cousin, Kushi, and hopes to form a close bond with her. However, Asha soon senses that Kushi is hiding a dark secret. After some investigation, Asha discovers that Kushi is being stalked and harassed by an older man. Kushi is terrified and doesn't know what to do. Asha vows to help her cousin, but she soon realizes that this is a dangerous situation. Child marriage and stalking are all too common in Bangladesh, and Asha and Kushi could be putting themselves in danger by trying to fight back.Will Asha and Kushi be able to escape the wrath of this monster? Or will they become another statistic in the fight against child marriage and stalking in Bangladesh? The impressive roster of international and domestic entries resulted in a record year for book award winners in major categories. The competition draws a diverse and high quality author and publisher. The NYC Big Book Award boasts a worldwide entry pool from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. This year, cities such as Ann Arbor, Denver, Edinburgh, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Miami Beach, New Delhi, New York, Ottawa, Princeton, San Francisco, San Juan, Singapore, and Winnipeg were represented. Winners were recognized from Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, New Zealand and the United States. Journalists, well established authors, small and large presses, and first time independent authors participated in remarkable numbers. Awardees hailed from Blackstone Publishing, Berrett-Koehler, Beyond Words, Casemate, Cinnabar Moth Publishing, Four Way Books, Fantagraphics, Greenleaf Book Group Press, Ideapress, Inner Traditions, Kogan Page, Ooligan Press, Riverhead Books, Rutgers University Press, She Writes Press, Story Monsters Press, Teacher Created Materials, The Wild Rose Press and the White House Historical Association. “Our team is honored to highlight the excellence and achievements of a diverse array of authors and publishers,” said awards sponsor Gabrielle Olczak. “Their work represents a commitment to excellence. It is our mission and privilege to continue to showcase their work in an international forum.”

To view the list of winners, visit https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/2023winners and distinguished favorites: https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/2023distinguishedfavorites YouTube Channel http://youtube.com/c/IndependentPressAwardSpringNYCBigBookAwardFall Author Interviews: www.TheGabTalks.com Join us for Spring 2024, https://www.independentpressaward.com/ * Follow us on Twitter @GabbyBookAwards See more about Secrets in the Wind at www.rumki.com, or https://www.djarabikitabs.com/bookstore