#DesiBooksNews: Rhiya Pau asks what is worth holding onto and reads from her poetry collection, Routes
#DesiBooksNews for January 27, 2023
Jenny Bhatt is a writer, literary translator, book critic, and creative writing instructor. She is the founder of Desi Books. Her latest book is a literary translation, The Shehnai Virtuoso and Other Stories by Dhumketu. Find her at: https://jennybhattwriter.com.
#DesiBooksNews: A poetry reading by Raena Shirali, and . . . where’s our #SlumdogMillionaireDiscourse?
#DesiBooksNews for January 20, 2023
#DesiBooksNews: here are ~20 new and notable books for January 2023
It's that time of year again when we're inundated with lists of new books. Looking through the usual such lists, you'd think that only two or three books by writers of South Asian origin were published or worth paying attention to. And you would be sadly mistaken.
#DesiBooksNews: Happy New Year, a poetry reading by Dipika Mukherjee, and some 2023 plans
A very happy new year to all of you. I hope 2023 brings us all that we strive for and hope for. And what better way to start the year at Desi Books than with a poetry reading? At the end of this newsletter, I mention some of what you might expect in 2023 so please scroll on through.
#DesiBooksReview 4: Editor’s Note
Editor's Note by Jenny Bhatt for the fourth edition of #DesiBooksReview
#DesiBooksReview 3: Editor’s Note
Editor's Note by Jenny Bhatt for the third edition of #DesiBooksReview
#DesiBooksReview 2: Editor’s Note
Editor's Note by Jenny Bhatt for the second edition of #DesiBooksReview
#DesiLitBiz Community Question: On genre-switching as an emerging writer
This is a series within the #DesiLitBiz channel to answer questions from the Desi Books community about writing, translating, publishing, the book biz, the literary life, etc. Where feasible, other desi writers, translators, or publishing professionals will be invited to share their expertise/advice as well. Go to https://bit.ly/desilitbizquestion to send in your question. This week, we have a Desi Books community member, who has asked about switching genres while they're still considered an emerging writer.
#DesiLitBiz Community Question: On coming to writing later in life
This is a series within the #DesiLitBiz channel to answer questions from the Desi Books community about writing, translating, publishing, the book biz, the literary life, etc. Where feasible, other desi writers, translators, or publishing professionals will be invited to share their expertise/advice as well. Go to https://bit.ly/desilitbizquestion to send in your question. This week, we have a Desi Books community member, who has asked about coming to writing later in life.
Jenny Bhatt is a writer, literary translator, book critic, and creative writing instructor. She is the founder of Desi Books. Her latest book is a literary translation, The Shehnai Virtuoso and Other Stories by Dhumketu. Find her at: https://jennybhattwriter.com.