Food Fiction: 12 Books That Fed My Soul
Food fiction examines political turmoil, gender violence, grief and adolescent anguish. These are my top 12 appetising reads.
Politics & Feminism
Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
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The Feels This Week: Appetite & Consumption
From the Ibis trilogy’s dense histories to Van Gogh’s famine scene and a tale of grief as meals, my recent inspirations circled hunger & loss.
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Books That Were A Challenge To Read: Endurance Training For My Mind
My years of consciously chosen books and curated book experiences have me reflecting on what they taught me & where they tested me.
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Female Friendship: The 40s Made Me Rethink Midlife & Misogyny
Female friendship is flattened by patriarchy’s demands. Post 40, I’m finding other women seeking mindful connection & the ability to moderate.
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BOOK: Tsering Namgyal Khortsa’s Tibet & Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis
Reading a sprawling colonial saga (Sea of Poppies) and an intimate Tibetan memoir brings me specific lenses to see the world by. A book is my map.
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Flavours Of Women Of Colour: Bulbul Sharma, Deesha Philyaw
Women ’s stories linger in kitchens & church pews. They carry the weight of funeral households, prayer rituals and unspoken female desire.
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The Feels This Week: Mad Women In Books
Mad women on my mind—through cults, kitchens, crimes, and cosmic quests. These stories of rage, resistance, and reckoning ask: what makes a woman mad?
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Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry
How do you reconcile the love of some books with the thought that their authors hate people like you? Gabrielle Zevin makes me ponder this.
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South India Storyscapes: COVENANT OF WATER – Abraham Verghese, PAINTER OF SIGNS – RK Narayan
Two stories – one written in the 70s and one in the 2020. They had me thinking about how South India looks at identity issues like gender & faith.
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A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria
Hysterectomy: a polite word for erasing what makes you visible. Take the uterus, take the person. No bleeding, no birthing. Medicine makes it official.
