Raising the profile of South Asian writers since 2007
It was after a horrific accident that journalist, Radhika Sanghani turned her hand to writing fiction. Sanghani wrote her first book, Virgin, a 21 year old’s mission to lose her virginity in a month, during her recovery from a coach crash. She was suffering from post traumatic stress and needed to do something positive. ‘I spent a …
Q. Your novel, A Bad Character took me in as soon as I read the first page. I couldn’t stop reading. Where did the protagonist, Idha’s, voice come from? It’s hard to say with any certainty. At first I was going to say: I don’t know, because it happened that I had a year where …
The Asian Writer caught up with Bidisha to find out more about her serialised novel, Esha Ex.
The Asian Writer caught up with YA novelist, Saumya Balsari
The Asian Writer caught up with journalist, Huma Qureshi to talk about her first book, In Spite of Oceans, Migrant Voices.
The Asian Writer speaks to Bilal Tanweer, author of The Scatter Here is too Great.
My Name is….tells the real story of Molly Campbell, who hit headlines in 2006 after running away to Pakistan to live with her father. Initially Molly was thought to have been abducted by her father and taken to Pakistan. Days later, a happy Molly was seen in Pakistan declaring her name is Misbah and that …
Q. Your second novel is out, it’s called Meatspace – congratulations – what’s the journey been like? It’s been quite awful, thanks very much. Really hard work. Ultimately rewarding. But it’s been hard work. The week Coconut Unlimited came out, my mum passed away, and I suddenly had to try and manage the best thing …
The Asian Writer talks to Arjun Basu, author of Waiting for the Man.
The Asian Writer catches up with Roopa Farooki to talk about her latest novel, The Good Children