Fiction and Poetry

Film and television

• Fiction
• Stories (1995)
• The Mistress of Spices (1997)
• Sister of My Heart (1999)
• The Unknown Errors of our Lives (2001)
• Victory Song (2002)
• The Vine of Desire (2002)
• The Conch Bearer Book One of the Brotherhood of the Conch (2003)
• Queen of Dreams (2004)
• The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming Book Two of the Brotherhood of the Conch (2005)
• A Novel (2008)
• Shadowland Book Three of the Brotherhood of the Conch (2009)
• One Amazing Thing (2010)

• Poetry
• The Reason for Nasturtiums (1990)
• Black Candle (1991)
• Leaving Yuba City (1997)
• Indian Movie, New Jersey

• Anthologies
• Multitude:Cross Cultural Readings for Writers (1993)
• We Too Sing America (1997)
• California Uncovered: Stories for the 21st Century (2004)

• 1995: The American Book Award for Arranged Marriage: Stories
• 1997: The Allen Ginsberg Poetry Prize and the Pushcart Prize for poems in Leaving Yuba City: New and Selected Poems
• 1997: Mistress of Spices shortlisted for The Orange Prize
• 1997: Los Angeles Times Best Books of 1997 for Mistress of Spices
• 1998: Seattle Times Best Paperbacks of 1998 for Mistress of Spices
• 1999: "Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter" included in Best American Short Stories
• 2003: "The Lives of Strangers" included in O'Henry Prize Stories
• 2003: Pushcart Prize for "The Lives of Strangers"
• 2007: Distinguished Writer Award from the South Asian Literary Association
• 2008: University of California at Berkeley International House Alumna of the Year Award
• 2009: Cultural Jewel Award from the Indian Culture Center, Houston
• PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award for Arranged Marriage: Stories
• Bay Area Book Reviewers Award for Fiction for Arranged Marriage: Stories

• Abcarian, Richard and Marvin Klotz. "Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni." In Literature: The Human Experience, 9th edition. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006: 1544.

• Aldana, Frederick Luis. "Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: The Unknown Errors of Our Lives." World Literature Today. University of Oklahoma. 1 Jan 2002.

• Softsky, Elizabeth. "Cross Cultural Understanding Spiced with the Indian Diaspora." Black Issues in Higher Education 14 (15):26. 18 Sep 1997.

• X.J. Kennedy et al. The Bedford Reader, 10th edition. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007: 446.

• Newton, Pauline T. Transcultural Women of Later Twentieth Century U.S. American Literature. Ashgate Publishing, 2005.

• Merlin, Lara. "The Mistress of Spices." World Literature Today. University of Oklahoma. 1 Jan 1998.

• Johnson, Sarah Anne. "Writing outside the Lines." Writer 117(3):20 Mar 2004.

Biographies

• Voices from the Gaps biography
• SAWNET biography
• Emory Biography
• SAJA Biography

Miscellaneous

• Neutral reviews of books by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni @BookRack.in
• Official Website
• Writing from Two Worlds, Nirali Magazine, October 2004
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• Chitra Divakaruni at Salon
• Chitra Divakaruni at Random House
• Poem Excerpts from her book, "Leaving Yuba City."