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Meet Priya Hutner

We were lucky to catch up with Priya Hutner recently and have shared our conversation

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Dena Moes and Priya Hutner
on A Novel Idea

This week Suzanne Lang is joined by Dena Moes, author of The Buddha Sat Right Here, A Family Odyssey Through India and Nepal.

Also on the show, Priya Hutner with her book, Chasing Nirvana: A Seeker’s Story of Love, Loss and Liberation.

Both authors talk about their journey’s toward enlightenment, against all odds.

LISTEN HERE

Watch Priya’s engaging interview with Reading Reno, recorded on March 3, 2026, as she discusses the publication of her powerful new memoir, Chasing Nirvana.

Indie Reader Review
Chasing Nirvana; IR Rating: 3.7
Sierra Sun
Local author honored with National Indie Excellence Award
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Truckee author, journalist and co-founder of the Tahoe Literary Festival Priya Hutner has received a National Indie Excellence Award for her memoir…
Tahoe Quarterly
Breaking Free
Truckee author writes a deeply personal memoir about her escape from the grips of an oppressive ashram community.
Moonshine Ink
Feed your cult fascination with Chasing Nirvana by Priya Hutner
Priya Hutner first hinted to me about her book-to-be back in October 2024, at the inaugural Tahoe Literary Festival. It was a quick pitch, but boy, was it effective: “I was in a cult, and I’m writing a book about it.”…
MillValleyLit.com
Two reviews for Chasing Nirvana
Chasing Nirvanais an intimate self-portrait of a youth and soon, her grown-up-way-too-young woman self…
Awesome Gang
Interview with Author Priya Hutner
I grew up on an ashram led by a charismatic Brooklyn housewife turned guru. I’ve met hundreds of spiritual teachers…
Booklife.com
Chasing Nirvana review
Hutner's hypnotic debut memoir chronicles her decades-long entanglement with a charismatic guru and her strenuous return to selfhood…
Sierra Sun
Truckee author to release memoir ‘Chasing Nirvana’
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Chasing Nirvana: A Seeker’s Story of Love, Loss and Liberation, the highly anticipated memoir by writer and Tahoe Literary Festival co-founder Priya Hutner…
Moonshine Ink
Memoir Chasing Nirvana: A Seeker’s Story of Love, Loss, and Liberation
Chasing Nirvana: A Seeker’s Story of Love, Loss and Liberation, the highly anticipated memoir by writer and Tahoe Literary Festival co-founder Priya Hutner, publishes on March 3…
The Tahoe Guide
Literary Festival co-founder Priya Hutner launches new memoir at March 5 event
Chasing Nirvana: A Seeker’s Story of Love, Loss and Liberation, the highly anticipated memoir by writer and Tahoe Literary Festival co-founder Priya Hutner…