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The Old Woman With the Knife + After Sappho + more
Earlier this month — it’s still November when I’m typing this. The last day and last hour of November perhaps, but still November — I was roaming around the National Centre for Performing Arts (where the Tata Literature Live! fest was being held for the first time since 2020…
Nov 30, 2022
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Best of Friends + Treacle Walker + more
It’s firecracker night where I am, by which I mean it’s Diwali. Historically speaking, we South Asians are not really a firecracker culture — that would be the Chinese. Speaking of which, if you haven’t seen the documentary Sky Ladder, about Chinese artist Cai Guo-qiang who uses…
Oct 24, 2022
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The Last Newsletter (of 2022)
Favouritest books, K-dramas and podcasts
Dec 31, 2022
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The Satanic Verses + Glory: A Novel
Whatever you put next to this Rushdie novel is doomed to sound like a statement and/or social commentary.
Aug 16, 2022
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I'm baaaaaaack! How the hell is it July already...
Jul 10, 2022
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The Honey Month + the Teixcalaan series + Vladimir
In March — which seems like a year ago — I managed to sneak in the newsletter just before the last day of the month ended. Not so in April, even though…
May 15, 2022
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The Mere Wife + Red Carpet
In which the writer sneaks in the March newsletter *just* before the end of the month
Mar 31, 2022
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Silent Parade + People Who Eat Darkness
February has not been a great month. I’d complain about my not being able to get much reading (or writing) done, but there are arguably bigger problems…
Feb 28, 2022
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The best of Westland
More than 50 reccos of fiction, poetry and non-fiction from Amazon India's soon-to-be-shut-down publishing house.
Feb 3, 2022
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Through the Language Glass + The Right to Sex + more
’Tis the season of round-ups, but if you’re hoping for a “best of 2021” list from me, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. This business of December…
Dec 31, 2021
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Silverview + Beautiful World, Where Are You
Some of you know that I co-host a books podcast called The Lit Pickers (we just finished our second season. Much fun). On the podcast, we did a…
Nov 22, 2021
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The Membranes + Bewilderment + The Animals In That Country
I’ve been putting off writing this newsletter for weeks. Why? Because in the past two months(ish), practically every week I’ve finished a book and…
Oct 31, 2021
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