writers of color

Book Review : The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy – Is Happiness Relative?

A hijra, a woman and a baby tangled in a web of Indian politics and social injustice…

Book Review : Stay with me by Ayobami Adebayo
Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo – Deception, Marriage and Childlessness

Against the social and political unrest in Nigeria in the 1980s, Stay with me…

Book Review : Difficult Women by Roxanne Gay
Difficult Women by Roxanne Gay – The Women who will Survive

A collection of 21 short stories that talk about difficult women, often called ‘crazy’…

Book Review :Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta – About Coming of Age Amidst Hatred

A coming of age story set in Nigeria in the…

Things we Found During the Autopsy by Kuzhali Manickavel
Things We Found During the Autopsy by Kuzhali Manickavel – Eccentric, Dark and Experimental

Short experimental fiction from Kuzhali Manickavel about dragons, angels, vomit, Pazhani, sexuality

The poison of Love by K. R. Meera
The Poison of Love by K. R. Meera – Haunting Portrayal of a Woman’s Choices

Tulsi seeks solace in Vrindavan from a haunting past. However …

A clutch of Indian Masterpieces book cover
A Clutch of Indian Masterpieces edited by David Davidar- A Book that Stays True to the Title

A collection of thirty nine short stories of Indian writers from 19th century…

The Mothers by Brit Bennett
The Mothers by Brit Bennett – Scandals in Small- town America

A coming of age story of three friends and how their choices shake the very foundation …

The House that Spoke by Zuni Chopra
The House that Spoke by Zuni Chopra – A magical house in Kashmir

A magical house, a talking armchair, talking books and what not. And a girl …