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#DesiBooksReco April 2022
This is a #DesiBooksReco roundup of April 2022 new and notable books by writers of South Asian origin.
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#DesiReads: Buddhisagar reads from his novel, Karnali Blues, and Michael Hutt reads from the English translation
Hello and welcome to Episode 72 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 Buddhisagar and Michael Hutt reading from Karnali Blues. They’ll be reading an excerpt in the original Nepali and then the…
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#FiveDesiFaves: Shafik Meghji shares the desi books that have influenced his travel writing
Hello and welcome to Episode 71of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Today, in the #FiveDesiFaves segment, we Shafik Meghji, who has a new book out: Crossed off the Map: Travels in Bolivia. He discusses the five desi books that have influenced and inspired his…
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#DesiBooksReview 2: The Gardens of Temsula Ao’s Mind
Veena Narayan reviews Temsula Ao’s The Tombstone in My Garden: Stories from Nagaland.
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#DesiBooksReview 2: Nikesh Shukla on Literary Lineage
#DesiBooksReview Issue 2 Feature Essay by Nikesh Shukla on Literary Lineage (excerpted from Your Story Matters)
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#DesiBooksReview 2: The Urdu Afsana Meets the Anglophone Short Story in Farah Ali’s Debut
Talib Jabbar reviews Farah Ali’s story collection, People Want to Live.
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#DesiBooksReview 2: Editor’s Note
Editor’s Note by Jenny Bhatt for the second edition of #DesiBooksReview
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#FiveDesiFaves: Neema Avashia on the five nonfiction books that have shaped her life and work
Hello and welcome to Episode 70 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 Neema Avashia who has a new book out: Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place. She’s sharing the five desi books…
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#DesiBooksReview 2: Fateema’s House of Her Own
Varisha Tariq reviews Ila Arab Mehta’s Fence, a novel, translated from Gujarati to English by Rita Kothari.
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#DesiBooksReview 2: Allan Sealy’s Postmodern Emperor Asoca is a Doubting Buddhist
Dr. Pravina Cooper reviews Irwin Allan Sealy’s Asoca: A Sutra.
