7 Books Set in Indiana, Heartland of the Midwest
Deborah E. Kennedy, author of "Billie Starr’s Book of Sorries," recommends books by Hoosier State writers
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7 Books About Indian Women Who Defy Cultural Expectations
Rijula Das, author of "Small Deaths, recommends stories about South Asian women who refuse a conventional life
Oct 18 2022 - Rijula Das
The Cost of Achieving the Indian Dream
Pankaj Mishra's novel "Run and Hide" depicts the relentless drive for self-advancement in the new India
Jun 16 2022 - Pritika Pradhan
7 Indian Women Writers You Should Be Reading
Books set in contemporary India that are shorn of mythologized pasts, nostalgia, and for the most part, mangoes
Sep 27 2021 - Richa Kaul Padte
An Indian Muslim Family Is Torn Apart by Religion, Homophobia, and Politics
Nawaaz Ahmed, author of "Radiant Fugitives," on the expectations placed upon immigrant writers
Aug 12 2021 - Roohi Choudhry
8 New and Forthcoming Books by Writers from the Indian Diaspora
From a queer Indo Guyanese poet to Tamil Muslim sisters, stories about people of Indian descent around the world
May 14 2021 - Anita Felicelli
A Potion Made of Stolen Gold to Achieve the Indian American Dream
Sanjena Sathian, author of "Gold Diggers," on exploring the dark side of immigrant ambition and the cost of upward mobility
Apr 9 2021 - Preety Sidhu
15 Modern Indian Classics in Translation
Instead of books written in colonial English, try these works that originated in one of India's 22 other languages
Sep 10 2020 - Aruni Kashyap
What to Read After Bingeing “Indian Matchmaking” on Netflix
12 books about young South Asians navigating traditional culture and contemporary romance
Jul 24 2020 - Preety Sidhu
Being Indian Is Not a Superpower
My characters are Native because they're Native, not because their Native-ness is going to let them save the world
