This is a new-ish monthly check-in to see which website and podcast features have resonated the most with the community. Here’s a look at November’s #FiveDesiFaves that you all, the Desi Books community, made popular. Thank you.
Note: There are two sets below: website features and podcast features. And, of course, they’re not always the ones published during this particular month.
#FiveDesiFaves — November 2021 community favorites on the website:
#DesiLitBiz: Chetan Mahajan on cofounding The Himalayan Writing Retreat and what it offers
#DesiReads: Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar reads from her flash collection, Morsels of Purple
#DesiBooks10QA: Aruni Kashyap on writing to an absence and holding the state accountable
#DesiCraftChat: SJ Sindu on Hindu mythology in contemporary fiction and the loss of religion
FiveDesiFaves — November 2021 community favorites on podcast platforms:
#FiveDesiFaves: Vaseem Khan shares his favorite desi crime fiction works
#DesiCraftChat: SJ Sindu on Hindu mythology in contemporary fiction and the loss of religion
#FiveDesiFaves: Zilka Joseph shares her favorite books of poetry and hybrid essays
#DesiCraftChat: Mayukh Sen on cultural politics and historiography in the American food industry
#DesiReads: Anjali Enjeti reads from her essay collection, Southbound