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Dictionary of Lost Words • A Master of Djinn • Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions
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Happy Saraswati Valentine Day
Hello from an understudy to the goddess of procrastination.
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
and happy new year
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Yellowface and more
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Happy Saraswati Valentine Day
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Best of 2022 (so far)
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Zen + The Lost Pianos of Siberia + King Kong Theory
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Old Babes in the Wood + Turn Every Page + More
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Of Stories, Memories and Escape
I’ve been thinking about stories a lot these past few months. Reading has felt like a challenge, especially of late and holding on to the thread of a…
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September in October
What kind of a person sets out to find romance and instead chooses murder? Me. Obviously I’m talking about reading — from the creased titles of crime…
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Zen + The Lost Pianos of Siberia + King Kong Theory
Last week, a colleague asked me whether a certain feature is available on Substack “since you use it”. I’m pretty sure I must have winced in response…
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Yellowface and more
You know what’s most amusing about R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface? Imagining the legion of writers who, while reading the novel, would have felt they could…
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Old Babes in the Wood + Turn Every Page + More
I have friends coming over in about an hour, which you’d think is an indication that this is the wrong time to start writing — especially since this is…
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The Last Newsletter (of 2022)
Favouritest books, K-dramas and podcasts
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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…
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