1–What is the title of your latest release? OUR BEST INTENTIONS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Our Best Intentions follows an Indian-American working class father and daughter who get caught up in a crime in their affluent New York suburb and must confront uncomfortable and searing issues of race, class, belonging, and understanding the ones we love. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The setting of the novel is integral to the plot: the book is about what happens in the wake of a crime in an affluent suburb; how truths become obscured, and relationships fractured under the weight of often subtle, but pernicious, classism and privilege. Having grown up in the suburbs of the Northeast, it felt natural for the story take place in a tristate suburb. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! I’d hang out with both Babur and Angie. I think Babur would be amusing as a chatterbox driver bragging about his daughter, the prodigal swimmer. I’d also find his commitment to being a good parent is endearing. Angie, while quieter, has impressive inner tenacity and focus. I could also use a swimming…