February 23, 2010: Publishing and Media: Breaking In

Saira Rao

Moderator Saira Rao is a lawyer-turned-writer whose debut novel, Chambermaid, was published in the United States by Grove Press and has been translated into Thai, German, Spanish, French and Turkish. Chambermaid has been optioned to be made into a television series and is currently in development. Previously, Saira worked at the law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and is a graduate of the New York University School of Law and the University of Virginia. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.