Deaf Girls, Dead Boys, and Dark Secrets: Kelly Andrew, author of The Whispering Dark shares how her debut fantasy with paranormal twists was born.
Read MoreE.M. Anderson (The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher) Recommends Five Fantasy Books & Shares Five They’re Excited To Read
E.M. Anderson —author of The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher— is sharing five fantasy books they loved reading last year and five they’re excited to read this year.
Read More“Retell, not remake became my mantra throughout the writing process. I wanted my version to be close enough to the source material…but I also wanted it to be unique enough”
A heartfelt descent into chaos: Sarah Ainslee, author of That Wasn’t in the Script, on writing a romance that unravels in twenty-four hours and brings together an unlikely pair.
Read MoreJackie Khalilieh (Something More) Shares Four YA Novels That Have Influenced Her Debut Contemporary Teen Romance
In June 2023, a contemporary teen romance novel will feature a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school. It’s said to be perfect for fans of To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Jenny Han) and Love, Hate & Other Filters (Samira Ahmed) as a coming-of-age…
Read MoreCarolyn Huynh (The Fortunes of Jaded Women) Recommends Five Asian Books That Explore A Mother-Daughter Dynamic
In September 2022, a multi-narrative novel showed how Vietnamese women emerge victorious, even if the world is against them. An ancestor cursed by a fearsome witch for daring to leave her marriage for true love; a current descendant who knows this curse well: women of this family would never find love or happiness, and would…
Read More“Writing about grief is supposed to be difficult, but…it was ready to be told. All the love I have for my dad and watching his struggle with cancer, it wanted to be on the page.”
The Tune of Grief: Karen S. Chow, author of Miracle, on writing a young character who loses her beloved father and her ability to play the violin —his favourite instrument.
Read MoreMihir From ‘Fantasy Book Critic’ Recommends Six Must-Read Fantasy Books That Use Indian Mythology
Mihir, from ‘Fantasy Book Critic’ shares six fantasy novels inspired by Indian mythology and lore that can be a great introduction to the Indian fantasy space for non-desi readers.
Read More“[Kaikeyi] pushes a third wave white feminist, Judeo-Christian agenda on an ancient South Asian society without understanding the nuances and structures within it.”
Inosh K Rukman, elaborates on how Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel doesn’t live up to their expectations, in what aspects, and how such criticism for a highly recommended book (a reimagining of the Hindu epic Ramayana) should also have space to exist.
Read MoreMaya Prasad Shares The Recipe For Romance: A Charm Spell & Also Recommends Rom-Com Books
Maya Prasad, author of Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things, share what is the perfect recipe for romance, the charm spells romance writers can cast, and rom-com books to check out.
Read More“In the context of exotic vistas, I seek to be a humble merchant of tales, eager to give the world a glimpse of our desi riches”
Gourav Mohanty, the author of Sons of Darkness, on writing a story set in re-imagined Vedic India, the last unexplored genre of Indian literature, and inspiration behind this debut grimdark fantasy.
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