In the Media
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.
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MoonshineInk.com
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.”…
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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…
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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…
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Booklife.com
Hutner's hypnotic debut memoir chronicles her decades-long entanglement with a charismatic guru and her strenuous return to selfhood…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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