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#DesiLitBiz: Chetan Mahajan on cofounding The Himalayan Writing Retreat and what it offers
Chetan Mahajan discusses The Himalayan Writing Retreat on #DesiLitBiz.
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#DesiReads: Anjali Enjeti reads from her essay collection, Southbound
Hello and welcome to Episode 55 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. Today, in the #DesiReads segment, we have Anjali Enjeti reading from her essay collection, Southbound.
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#DesiBooks10QA: Reshma Ruia on stories that span continents and cultures
Reshma Ruia discusses her new story collection, Mrs. Pinto Drives to Happiness, and her own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
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#FiveDesiFaves Roundup: Community Favorites for October 2021
This is a new monthly check-in to see which website and podcast features have resonated with the community. Here’s a look at October’s #FiveDesiFaves that you all, the Desi Books community, made popular. Thank you.
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#DesiReads: Geetanjali Shree reads from her novel, Ret Samadhi, and Daisy Rockwell reads from her translation of it, Tomb of Sand
Hello and welcome to Episode 54 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. Today, in the #DesiReads segment, we have Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell in the #DesiReads segment. They’re reading from both the Hindi original novel, Ret Samadhi, and…
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#DesiBooksReco November 2021
This is a #DesiBooksReco roundup of November 2021 new and notable books by writers of South Asian origin.
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#DesiCraftChat: SJ Sindu on Hindu mythology in contemporary fiction and the loss of religion
Hello and welcome to Episode 53 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. In today’s #DesiCraftChat, we have SJ Sindu discussing their new novel, Blue-skinned Gods. In this conversation, we talked about the use of Hindu mythology in contemporary fiction,…
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#DesiBooks10QA: Dibyajyoti Sarma on translating Indira Goswami’s Five Novellas About Women
Dibyajyoti Sarma discusses translating Indira Goswami’s Five Novellas About Women and his own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
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#FiveDesiFaves: Vaseem Khan shares his favorite desi crime fiction works
Hello and welcome to Episode 52 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Today, in the #FiveDesiFaves segment, we have Vaseem Khan who has a new novel out titled The Dying Day. He’s sharing his five favorite desi crime fiction works from these writers: Aravind…
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#DesiLitBiz: Harshad Marathe on book cover design and tips for debut writers
Harshad Marathe discusses cover design and illustration on #DesiLitBiz.