About the Author

Ravi Chandra, M.D., is a psychiatrist and writer in San Francisco.  He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.  Facebuddha is his full length nonfiction debut; the book won a 2017 Nautilus Silver Book Award for Religion/Spirituality of Eastern Thought. He blogs regularly for Psychology Today (The Pacific Heart) and for the Center for Asian American Media (Memoirs of a Superfan).  His ebook on Asian American Anger is available for free download.  He was published in the award-winning anthology of South Asian American Poetry, Indivisible, and his first book of poetry, a fox peeks out, won Honorable Mention at the San Francisco Book Festival.  His latest book on gun psychology and identity is Guns Are Not Our God! The NRA Is Not Our Church! Details, press and more writing at www.RaviChandraMD.com. The Pacific Heart podcast is available on Stitcher, Soundcloud and iTunes.

Photos by Toni Zernik