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#DesiReads: Shubnum Khan reads from her essay collection, How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo
Hello and welcome to Episode 43 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 Shubnum Khan reading from a new essay collection titled: How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo And Other Strange…
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#DesiCraftChat: Amanda Jayatissa on how rage-writing helped her find her protagonist’s voice
Hello and welcome to Episode 42 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 #DesiCraftChat segment, we have Amanda Jayatissa, who has a debut novel out this month titled My Sweet Girl. In this conversation, we talked about…
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#DesiBooks10QA: Koral Dasgupta on re-visioning the tired stereotypes of motherhood
Koral Dasgupta discusses her latest book, Kunti: The Sati Series II, and her own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
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#FiveDesiFaves Roundup: Women and Travel
This week’s #FiveDesiFaves is a roundup of five recently-featured, exceptional books by desi women writers on the theme of travel. Jini Reddy’s Wanderland; Taran Khan’s A Woman Walks Kabul; Shoba Narayan’s Food and Faith; Suchitra Vijayan’s Midnight’s Borders; Pallavi Aiyar’s Orienting.
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#DesiLitBiz Community Question: On getting starting in literary translation
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’s…
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#DesiReads: Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai reads from her anthology, The Owl Delivered the Good News All Night Long
Hello and welcome to Episode 41 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 Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai reading from a new collection titled The Owl Delivered the Good News All Night Long: Folktales, Legends,…
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#DesiCraftChat: Saumya Roy on writing about real-life characters and their trauma
Hello and welcome to Episode 40 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 #DesiCraftChat segment, we have Saumya Roy, who has a debut nonfiction out this month titled Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of…
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#DesiBooks10QA: Sushma Subramanian on reconnecting with our sense of touch to live more fully
Sushma Subramanian discusses her latest book, How to Feel: The Science and Meaning of Touch, and her own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
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#FiveDesiFaves: Veena Muthuraman’s favorite historical works
Hello and welcome to Episode 39 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 Veena Muthuraman, who has a debut historical novel out titled The Grand Anicut. She’s sharing her five favorite desi books.
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#DesiLitBiz: Murali Kamma on editing Khabar Magazine and looking for the stories behind the news
Murali Kamma discusses the work being done by Khabar Magazine on #DesiLitBiz.
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