Chatting With Latha Viswanathan, Author Of ‘Lingering Tide’ & ‘Temples’
Latha Viswanathan is the Houston-based author of the short story collection Lingering Tide (2011), and the novel Temples (2018). In my review of Lingering Tide, … Read more
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Review: Kamila Shamsie’s Finely Drawn Home Fire Resonates With Increasing Intensity
Habits of secrecy are damaging things. Home Fire, longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize, is Kamila Shamsie’s much acclaimed seventh novel, and the first … Read more
Read An Excerpt From Nikesh Shukla’s Meatspace
Nikesh Shukla’s new novel Meatspace, is out in the U.S. on September 15, from Harper Collins, and according to The Guardian, “Like Douglas Coupland’s Generation … Read more
Book Review: The Blind Writer Offers Glimpses of Indian-American Dysfunction
As a short story writer myself, I was thrilled at the opportunity to review a short story collection, and one which focuses on the Indian … Read more
“A Spicy Chica” — Short Fiction By Damyanti Ghosh
Buy yourself some black garbanzo beans. Soak ’em overnight. Well, eight to ten hours, at any rate. Then cook ’em till they’re soft. I don’t … Read more
A Prayer And A Premonition: Short Fiction by Mustafa Abubaker
With every sigh emanated, the tension only grew more palpable. He hadn’t imagined waiting this long; not for love — or the promise of hot … Read more
Read Flash Fiction Story ‘The Rains Came’
When the rains failed for the third year in a row, Bansi lost all hopes for a good crop. The loan he had taken for … Read more
‘The Messenger’: A Short Story by Niyantha Shekar
Every day as the sun rose in Neelapaakam, a small village facing the Indian Ocean, the men set sail in search of fish to send … Read more
‘The Lover’: New Fiction by Karthick RM
A sunny day in Kovil Street. The first thing you notice is the dirt. Second, the abundance of people and flies. The pookaari was in … Read more
‘Smokers ♥ Company’: New Fiction by Mustafa Abubaker
The winds have picked up these nights, gusts of air sweeping away slight clouds of marijuana smoke and remnants of unspoken thoughts, dissipating into the … Read more
