#DesiBooksNews: Rhiya Pau asks what is worth holding onto and reads from her poetry collection, Routes
#DesiBooksNews for January 27, 2023
Jenny Bhatt is a writer, literary translator, book critic, and creative writing instructor. She is the founder of Desi Books. Her latest book is a literary translation, The Shehnai Virtuoso and Other Stories by Dhumketu. Find her at: https://jennybhattwriter.com.
#DesiReads: Rhiya Pau reads from her poetry collection, Routes
Hello and welcome to Episode 88 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 Rhiya Pau reading from her poetry collection, Routes.
#DesiBooksNews: A poetry reading by Raena Shirali, and . . . where’s our #SlumdogMillionaireDiscourse?
#DesiBooksNews for January 20, 2023
#DesiReads: Raena Shirali reads from her poetry collection, summonings
Hello and welcome to Episode 87 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 Raena Shirali reading from her poetry collection, summonings.
#DesiBooksNews: here are ~20 new and notable books for January 2023
It's that time of year again when we're inundated with lists of new books. Looking through the usual such lists, you'd think that only two or three books by writers of South Asian origin were published or worth paying attention to. And you would be sadly mistaken.
#DesiBooksReco January 2023
This is a #DesiBooksReco roundup of January 2023 new and notable books by writers of South Asian origin.
#DesiBooksNews: Happy New Year, a poetry reading by Dipika Mukherjee, and some 2023 plans
A very happy new year to all of you. I hope 2023 brings us all that we strive for and hope for. And what better way to start the year at Desi Books than with a poetry reading? At the end of this newsletter, I mention some of what you might expect in 2023 so please scroll on through.
#DesiReads: Dipika Mukherjee reads from her poetry collection, Dialect of Distant Harbors
Hello and welcome to Episode 86 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 Dipika Mukherjee reading from her poetry collection, Dialect of Distant Harbors.
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