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#DesiBooksReco June 2022
This is a #DesiBooksReco roundup of June 2022 new and notable books by writers of South Asian origin.
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#DesiBooksDiscourse: The Importance & Necessity of South Asian Women-centered Fiction
Hello and welcome to Episode 76 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. In this #DesiBooksDiscourse episode, we have the writers Sonya Singh, Sonya Lalli, and Mansi Shah discussing why South Asian women-centered fiction is important and necessary. They talk about their writing journeys—from refusing to give up while finding…
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#FiveDesiFaves Roundup: Community Favorites for April 2022
Here’s a look at the #FiveDesiFaves for April 2022 that you all, the Desi Books community, made popular. Thank you.
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#DesiBooks10QA: Harini Nagendra on the empowering fellowship of the crime-writing community
Harini Nagendra discusses her new novel, The Bangalore Detectives Club, and her own favorite desi books on #DesiBooks10QA.
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#DesiBooksDiscourse: Food/Food Writing as a Social Justice and Resistance Tool
Hello and welcome to Episode 75 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. Thank you for tuning in. In this #DesiBooksDiscourse episode, we have Madhushree Ghosh, Anjali Enjeti, and Aruni Kashyap discussing ‘Food/Food Writing as a Social Justice and Resistance Tool’, including how South Asian writers continue to highlight social…
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#DesiBooksReco May 2022
This is a #DesiBooksReco roundup of May 2022 new and notable books by writers of South Asian origin.
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#DesiBooksDiscourse: Being an Editor and a Poet: The Dichotomy and the Communion
Hello and welcome to Episode 74 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. Thank you for tuning in. In our second #DesiBooksDiscourse episode, we have the poets Kashiana Singh, Ralph Nazareth, and Indran Amirthanayagam discussing what it’s like to be an editor and a poet and the various dichotomies and…
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#DesiBooksDiscourse: What SRK Fandom Tells Us About Women in Post-Liberalized India
Hello and welcome to Episode 73 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. Thank you for tuning in. In our first #DesiBooksDiscourse video episode, we have the economist and writer, Shrayana Bhattacharya, discussing her book, Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh, and what SRK fandom tells us about women in post-liberalized India.…
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#FiveDesiFaves Roundup: Community Favorites for March 2022
Here’s a look at the #FiveDesiFaves for March 2022 that you all, the Desi Books community, made popular. Thank you.
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#DesiBooks10QA: Aamina Ahmad on how growing up around desi artist communities inspired her
Aamina Ahmad discusses her new novel, The Return of Faraz Ali, and her own favorite desi books on #DesiBooks10QA.
