Karan Mahajan grew up in New Delhi, India and lives in Austin, Texas. His first novel, Family Planning , was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize and was published in nine countries. The Association of Small Bombs was a finalist for the National Book Award and was selected as one of the New York Times Book Review ¿s Ten Best Books of 2016. His writing has appeared in many publications including the New York Times , Wall Street Journal , New Yorker online and The Believer.