Meet Our Authors
Shannon Hugman
Shannon Hugman is a writer, professional astrologer, and ocean lover who believes the universe is always talking—we just have to listen. Inspired by teaching yoga to young girls, she wrote Dear Stardust to help coming-of-age readers learn to love themselves. She also conceptualised the Moon Cycles and Me Journal to advocate that loving and learning about one's body can be fun and stress-free.
When she isn’t at the beach or chasing the moon, she helps people listen to their intuition and live cosmically—while also dreaming up the next book in the Stardust universe.
Books By Shannon Hugman
Pilar Rigon
A veteran of New York City’s Italian culinary scene, Pilar’s journey began when she arrived in New York in the mid-90s with her mother’s handwritten recipes notebook and launched her first takeout venture near Columbia University. This led to the opening of Il Bagatto Trattoria—an instant East Village favorite. She later created Miss Williamsburg by restoring a 1940s diner, helping define authentic Italian cuisine in NYC. After developing allergies, she embraced an inclusive, ingredient-conscious approach in her cooking. In 2018, she cofounded Mille Nonne, blending Italian tradition with a modern, zero waste cooking philosophy.
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Dr. Manmeet Kumar
Dr. Manmeet Kumar is an internationally renowned spiritual coach, psychic medium, astrologer, Akashic Records healer, and Automatic Writing teacher. As the CEO and founder of Soul Miracles—an experiential platform for those seeking to shift their lives through spirituality—she has touched 5 million lives with her team of lightworkers. Driven by an enduring faith in spiritual traditions, she has helped people find emotional clarity, inner peace, and their soul's true purpose through techniques such as energy healing, past life and future readings. Dr. Kumar is an Honorary Doctorate in Spirituality and lives with her family in Gurgaon.
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Briana Blasko
Briana Blasko is a San Francisco-born portrait photographer, who divides her time between India and California. Prior to 2008, she lived in New York for twelve years and photographed contemporary dance for the New York Times. Her work has culminated in the production of a series of photographic books, including Dance of the Weave (Penguin Books, India) and Within Without: The Path of the Yogi (Harper Collins, India).
Her photographs have appeared in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Vogue India, NPR, The World (Public Radio International), CNN, Huffington Post, Hand/Eye, Selvedge, Washington Times, Ballet Magazine and Marg. In 2018, the Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired selected images from Dance of the Weave for their permanent collection. Briana is currently working on a new book documenting the cultivation of cotton in the United States today.
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