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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.
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.
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.
Hello and welcome to Episode 85 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 Gaia Rajan reading from her poetry collection, Killing It.
This is a #DesiBooksReco roundup of November 2022 new and notable books by writers of South Asian origin.
Hello and welcome to Episode 84 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 #FiveDesiFaves, we have Sorayya Khan, who has a new memoir out: We Take Our Cities With Us. She discusses the five desi books to which she owes a substantial debt. Spanning genres and generations, these are by Sara Suleri, Bapsi Sidhwa, Agha Shahid Ali, Urvashi Butalia, and Intizar Husain.
Nishant Batsha discusses his debut novel, Mother Earth Father Nation, and his own favorite desi books on #DesiBooks10QA.
A global, multimedia forum showcasing South Asian literature from the world over.