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#DesiBooks10QA: Mona Dash on what desi writers write or want to write about
Mona Dash discusses her latest book, Let Us Look Elsewhere, and her own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
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#DesiReads: Hananah Zaheer reads from her story collection, Lovebirds
Hello and welcome to Episode 45 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 Hananah Zaheer reading from a new storycollection titled Lovebirds.
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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: 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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#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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#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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#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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#DesiCraftChat: Vinod Busjeet on writing a novel with a diverse, ensemble cast of characters
Hello and welcome to Episode 32 of Desi Books—news and views about desi literature from the world over. In today’s episode, we have Vinod Busjeet in the #DesiCraftChat segment. He’ll be discussing his debut novel, Silent Winds, Dry Seas. As I mentioned in the last episode, we’re rolling out some changes based on listener feedback.…
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#DesiBooks10QA: Catherine Menon on writing about secrets that fester through the generations
Catherine Menon discusses her latest novel, Fragile Monsters, and her own favorite desi books in #DesiBooks10QA.
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