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#DesiReads: Ranjani Murali reads from her poetry collection, Clearly You Are ESL
Hello and welcome to Episode 38 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 Ranjani Murali reading from their new poetry collection, Clearly You Are ESL.
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#DesiCraftChat: Jai Chakrabarti on how art and politics influence each other
Hello and welcome to Episode 37 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. In today’s episode, we have Jai Chakrabarti who has a debut historical novel out this month titled A Play for the End of the World. In this conversation, we talked about the play that the story centers…
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#DesiBooks10QA: Pallavi Aiyar on taking a personal and journalistic view of Japan
Pallavi Aiyar discusses her latest book, Orienting: An Indian in Japan, and her own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
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#FiveDesiFaves: Sara Nisha Adams’ favorite novels to reread
Hello and welcome to Episode 36 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 Sara Nisha Adams, who has a debut novel out titled The Reading List. She’s sharing her five favorite desi books.
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#DesiLitBiz: Shikha Malaviya on The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective
Shikha Malaviya discusses the work being done by The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective on #DesiLitBiz.
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#DesiReads: Julietta Singh reads from her memoir, The Breaks
Hello and welcome to Episode 35 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 Julietta Singh reading from her new book, The Breaks: An Essay.
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#DesiBooksReco September 2021
This is a #DesiBooksReco roundup of September 2021 new and notable books by writers of South Asian origin.
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#DesiBooks10QA: Ari Gautier on going beyond the tourist brochures into Pondicherry’s rich past
Ari Gautier discusses his latest novel, The Thinnai (translated by Blake Smith), and his own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
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#FiveDesiFaves: Sabba Khan’s favorite graphic fiction and nonfiction
Hello and welcome to Episode 34 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 Sabba Khan who has a new debut graphic novel out in the UK titled The Roles We Play. She’s sharing her five favorite desi graphic…
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#DesiLitBiz: Vishes Kothari on Rajasthani Bhasha Academy
Vishes Kothari discusses the work being done by the Rajasthani Bhasha Academy on #DesiLitBiz.
